Alien Script by Walter Hill and David Giler

"ALIEN"
by
WalterHill
and
DavidGiler
Basedonscreenplay
by
DanO'Bannon
Storyby
DanO'BannonandRonaldShusett
REVISEDFINAL
JUNE,1978
NOTE:THEHARDCOPYOFTHISSCRIPTCONTAINEDSCENE
NUMBERSANDSOME"SCENEOMITTED"SLUGS.THEYHAVE
BEENREMOVEDFORTHISSOFTCOPY.
Sciencefictionplucksfromwithin
usourdeepestfearsandhopesthen
showsthemtousinroughdisguise:
themonsterandtherocket.
W.H.Auden
Welive,aswedreamalone.
JosephConrad
FADEIN
SOMETIMEINTHEFUTURE:
INT.ENGINEROOM
Empty,cavernous.
INT.ENGINECUBICLE
Circular,jammedwithinstruments.
Allofthemidle.
Consolechairsfortwo.
Empty.
INT.OILYCORRIDOR"C"LEVEL
Long,dark.
Empty.
Turbosthrobbing.
Noothermovement.
INT.CORRIDOR"A"LEVEL
Long,empty.
INT.INFIRMARY"A"LEVEL
Distressedivorywalls.
Allinstrumentationatrest.
INT.CORRIDORTOBRIDGE"A"LEVEL
Black,empty.
INT.BRIDGE
Vacant.
Twospacehelmetsrestingonchairs.
Electricalhum.
Lightsonthehelmetsbegintosignaloneanother.
Momentsofsilence.
Ayellowlightgoeson.
Datamindbankinb.g.
Electronichum.
Agreenlightgoesoninfrontofonehelmet.
Electronicpulsingsounds.
Aredlightgoesoninfrontofotherhelmet.
Anelectronicconversationensues.
Reachesacrescendo.
Thensilence.
Thelightsgooff,savetheyellow.
INT.CORRIDORTOHYPERSLEEPVAULT
Lightscomeon.
Sevengownshangfromthecurvedwall.
Vaultdooropens.
INT.HYPERSLEEPVAULT
Explosionofescapinggas.
Thelidonafreezerpopsopen.
Slowly,groggily,KANEsitsup.
Pale.
Kanerubsthesleepfromhiseyes.
Stands.
Looksaround.
Stretches.
Looksattheotherfreezercompartments.
Scratches.
Movesoff.
INT.GALLEY
KaneplugsinaSilex.
Lightsacigarette.
Coughs.
Grindssomecoffeebeans.
Runssomewaterthrough.
KANE
Riseandshine,Lambert.
INT.HYPERSLEEPVAULT
Anotherlidpopsopen.
Ayoungwomansitsup.
LAMBERT
Whattimeisit.
KANE
(voiceover)
Whatdoyoucare.
INT.GALLEY
Potnowhalffull.
Kanewatchesitdrip.
Inhalesthefragrance.
KANE
NowDallasandAsh.
(callsout)
GoodmorningCaptain.
DALLAS
(voiceover)
Where'sthecoffee.
KANE
Brewing.
LAMBERTwalksintothekitchen.
Poursherselfacup.
INT.HYPERSLEEPVAULT
Twomorelidspopopen.
Apairofmensitup.
Lookateachother.
INT.GALLEY
Kaneenjoysafreshlybrewedcup.
KANE
Ripley...
Anothermoment.
Andthenthesoundofanotherlidopening.
KANE
AndifwehaveParker,can
Brettbefarbehind.
Lidopeningsound.
KANE
Right.
INT.HYPERSLEEPVAULT
DALLASlooksathisgroggycircus.
DALLAS
Oneofyoujokersgetthecat.
RIPLEYpicksupalimpcatoutofoneofthecompartments.
INT.MESS
ThecrewoftheUnitedStatescommercialstarshipNostromo
seatedaroundatable.
Dallas.........Captain
Kane...........ExecutiveOfficer
Ripley.........WarrantOfficer
Ash............ScienceOfficer
Lambert........Navigator
Parker.........Engineer
Brett..........EngineeringTechnician
Jones..........Cat
Fivemenandtwowomen:LambertandRipley.
LAMBERT
JesusamIcold.
PARKER
Stillwithus,Brett.
BRETT
Yo.
RIPLEY
Luckyus.
Theyyawn,stretch,shiver.
Dallaslooksoverataflashingyellowlight.
KANE
Ifeeldead.
Kaneisnotyetfullyawake.
Yawns.
PARKER
Youlookdead.
ASH
Nicetobeback.
PARKER
Beforewedockmaybewe'd
bettergooverthebonus
situation.
BRETT
Yeah.
PARKER
BrettandIthinkwedeservea
fullshare.
DALLAS
Youtwowillgetwhatyou
contractedfor.Justlike
everybodyelse.
BRETT
Everybodyelsegetsmorethanus.
DALLAS
Everybodyelsedeservesmore
thanyoutwo.
ASH
Motherwantstotalktoyou.
DALLAS
Isawit.Yellowlightformy
eyesonly...Now,everybodyhit
theirstations.
INT.COMPUTERROOMANNEX
Floortoceilingdatabanks.
Anotherflashingyellowlight.
Alegendunderneath.
COMMANDPRIORITYACCESSONLY.
Dallasenters.
Sitsathisconsole.
Removesinsigniamastercomputerkeyattachedto
hisshirt.
Plugitintotheboardunderthelight.
Allbanksburstintolife.
Dallaspunchesupacomputercodeonthekeyboard.
Legendonthescreen...
What'smyGoddamnkey.
Printoutfromcomputeranswers...
01335onthebinaryside.
DALLAS
ThankyouMother.
Dallaspunchesupthecombinationonthekeyboard.
Immediatelystartgettingareadout.
CUTTO:
INT.BRIDGE
Aboveeyeleveltheroomisringedbyviewscreens.
Allofthemblank.
Kane,Ripley,andLambertenter.
Dallas'seatremainsempty.
Allofthemnowdressed;theyfindtheirwaytoindividual
consoles.
Ripleyputsdownthecat,strapsherselfintothehigh
backedchair.
KANE
Plugusin.
Allthreecrewmembersbeginthrowingswitches.
Thecontrolroomstartstocometolife.
Coloredlightsflicker.
Chaseeachotheracrossglowingscreens.
KANE
Giveussomethingtolookat.
Lambertpressesabankofswitches.
Viewscreensglimmerintolife.
LAMBERT
Takealookatthis.
Oneachscreen,blacknessspeckledwithstars.
LAMBERT
Where'sEarth.
KANE
You'rethenavigator.
RIPLEY
That'snotoursystem.
KANE
Scan.
Lamberthitsseveraltoggles.
Onthescreenstheimagesbegintodrift.
ONEOFTHESCREENS
Amovingimageofastarfield.
EXT.NOSTROMO
TheFactoryStarshiplumberingwiththedepths
ofinterstellarspace.
Function:PetroleumtankerandRefinery.
Capacity:2000,000,000tons.
Length:Oneandonehalfkilometers.
Batteredexteriorencrustedwithdarksludge.
INT.BRIDGE
Lambertporesovercharts.
Consultsherconsole.
Puzzled.
KANE
Contacttrafficcontrol.
Ripleyswitchesonhertransmissionunit.
RIPLEY
ThisiscommercialvesselNostromo.
Registrationnumber180246.Do
youreadme.Over.
Nothingbutthehissofstatic.
RIPLEY
Nothing.
KANE
Keeptrying.
TurnstoLambert.
Ripleyattemptingtransmissioninb.g.
KANE
Yougotareadingyet.
LAMBERT
We'rewayoutintheboondocks
here...
KANE
Keeptrying...
LAMBERT
Workingonit.
Eureka.
LAMBERT
Foundit.
KANE
Hardtobelieve.
LAMBERT
Whatthehellarewedoingout
here.
KANE
Whatareyoutalkingabout.
RIPLEY
It'snotoursystem.
INT.ENGINEROOM
Giantreactorsystempurringsmoothly.
INT.ENGINEROOM
PARKERandBRETTinaglasscubicle.Eachhavingabeer.
Hugepowerplantstretchingbeforethem.
Allunitsonautomatichyperdrive.
Parkerhitsaswitchabovehisdesk.Agreenlightgoeson.
PARKER
How'syourlight?
BRETT
Green.
PARKER
Minetoo.
Theybothtakeaswig.
Suddenlyabeepersignalbegins.
PARKER
Christ.Whatisitnow.
BRETT
Right.
RIPLEY
(voiceover)
Reporttothemess.
PARKER
Iwanttoknowwhytheynever
comedownhere.Thisiswhere
theworkis.
BRETT
Samereasonwehavehalfa
sharetotheirone,ourtimeis
theirtime,that'sthewaythey
seeit.
PARKER
Well,I'lltellyou
something...itstinks.
Theymovetowardsthecompanionway.
INT.MESS
Entirecrewpresent.
DALLAS
Someofyoumayhavefigured
outthatwe'renothome.
BRETT
Whatthehell.
DALLAS
Mother'sinterruptedthecourse
ofthevoyage.
Motherisprogrammedtointerrupt
thecourseofoutvoyageif
certainconditionsarise.They
have...
(pause)
We'vereceivedintermittent
transmissionfromquadrantpoints
QBR157,052.Somebody'sgone
down.
BRETT
Sowhat.
KANE
We'reobligatedunderSectionB2...

PARKER
Christ.We'reacommericalship
notsomerescueteam.Thiskind
ofduty'snotinourcontract.
ASH
Youbetterreadyourcontract.
Transmissionsreceivedinnon
commerciallanes...
DallasgivesParkerandBrettalook.
DALLAS
We'regoingin,that'sit.
Brettknowswhentoeaseup.
BRETT
Right,we'regoingin.
(smiles)
Sir.
DallasturnstoASH.
DALLAS
Canwelandonit.
HetakesaprintoutfromMotheroutofhishand.
ASH
Theothershipdid.
DALLAS
That'swhatImean.
Studiestheprintout.
ASH
It'sbigenough.Can'tseeany
reasonwhynot.
CUTTO:
EXT.NOSTROMOANDREFINERYAPPROACHINGTHE
STAR/PLANETSYSTEM
INT.BRIDGE
DallasathisconsolespeakingtoAsh.
DALLAS
We'recomingintorangeofthe
planet.Whatkindoforbitdo
youplanforthecargo.
ASH
Zlocalverticalmode.
DALLAS
Youfigureitwillholdthat.
ASH
Youworriedaboutredundancy
managementdisablingCMGScontrol.
DALLAS
Yeah.
ASH
CMGcontrolisinhibitedvia
DAS/DCS.We'llaugmentwith
TACSandmonitorthroughATMDC
andcomputerinterface.
(pause)
Feelbetter?
DALLAS
Alot.
EXT.NOSTROMO
Movingwithinrangeoftheplanet.
INT.BRIDGE
Thecrewstrapthemselvestotheirseats.
DALLAS
Prepareforseparationand
orbitalinsertionofthecargo.
Muchpreparationforseparation,etc.
DALLAS
GivemeanECPressurereading.
ASH
3.45n/cm^2squared(5psia)
DALLAS
Shoutifitchanges.Deactivate
proberetractsystem.
KANE
Whataboutthepressureseal.
Dallashitsappropriateswitches.
DALLAS
Nowtheproberetractsystem.
Kanehitsotherequallyappropriateswitches.
KANE
Okay.
DALLAS
Releasecaptivehatchesand
disengageprobe.
Kaneworkingswitchesandbuttons.
KANE
Disengaged.
Dallaspunchesbuttonsofhisown.
EXT.NOSTROMO
TheRefineryseparatesfromNostromo.
INT.BRIDGE
Dallaswatchestherefinerymovingawayonaviewscreen.
KANE
Allfreeandclear.
DALLAS
Ash.
ASH
Orbitalinsertioncomplete.
DALLAS
Okay.Themoney'ssafe.Let's
takeitdown.
EXT.NOSTROMO
Enginescoughingtolife.
Nostromobeginsitsdescent.
Belownight'stiderollsacrosstheplanet'ssurface.
INT.BRIDGE
Theviewscreenshimmers.
RIPLEY
Turbulence.
EXT.NOSTROMO
Tugmodulehydroplaningdownward.
Asetofbrilliantlightsswitchon.
Cutthroughthethickatmosphere.
INT.ENGINEROOMCUBICLE
ParkerandBrettstrappedintheirseats.
Beginrockingfromthesudden,extremeturbulence.
PARKER
Chirst.Overloading.Whatthe
hellarewegoingthrough.
BRETT
Dustfritzingthecompressor.
PARKER
Theregoestheconversion
stabilizer.
BRETT
Idon'tknowifthedigital
solenoid...
PARKER
Forgetit.Ifwedon'tcrash,
dollarstoyouraunt'scherry
wegetanelectricalfire...
INT.BRIDGE
Theturbulencecontinuesunabated.
Lambert'seyesfollowcrossplotgauges.
LAMBERT
Dropbegins...now.Fifteen
kilometersanddescending...
twelve...ten...eightand
slowing.Five.Three.Two.
Onekilometerandslowing.
DALLAS
Locktractorbreams.
Aloudelectricalhum.
KANE
Locked.
DALLAS
Killdriveengines.
Theenginesfallsilent.
LAMBERT
Ninehundredmetersanddropping.
Eighthundred.Sevenhundred.
EXT.PLANETNIGHT
Stormblowingacrossthenightshroudedsurface.
TheNostromohoversonglowingbeamsoflight.
Landingstrutsunfoldlikeinsectlegs.
Theshipslamsdown.
Rocksheavilyonmassiveshockabsorbers.
INT.BRIDGENIGHT
RIPLEY
We'redown.
Anenormousvibration.
Thepanelsintheroomflashsimultaneously.
Lightgoout.
KANE
Lostit.Lostit.
INT.ENGINEROOM
Anotherhugevibration.
Anelectricalfirebreaksoutalongthreecontrolpanels.
INT.OILYCORRIDOR
Hugeflashfirewhipsalongcorridor.
ParkerandBrettseethepandemoniumbelow.
Bretthitsthesecondarygeneratorswitch.
Apressurevalveblows.
Anotherconduitbreaksloose.
Alllightsgoout.
Theygrabhandlightsfromwall.
INT.BRIDGE
Stillindarkness.
LAMBERT
Secondarygeneratorshould
kickover.
KANE
Whereisit.
Moments.Nothing.Kanegrabsemergencyheadlampfrom
facia.
FollowedbyDallasandLambert.
DALLAS
Whathappened?
Ripleyhitsthevoiceamp.
RIPLEY
Engineroom,whathappened.
PARKER
(voiceover)
Goddamnelectricalfire,that's
whathappened.
BRETT
(voiceover)
It'sbig.
INT.ENGINEROOM
Parkerfightinganelectricalfireononeofhispanels.
Brettshoutingintohisvoiceamp.
BRETT
Theintakesareclogged.We
overheatedandburnedouta
wholecell...Christ,it'sreally
breakingloosedownhere...
INT.BRIDGE
DALLAS
Somebodygivemeasimpleanswer,
Hasthehullbeenbreached.
Ripleyscanshergauges.
RIPLEY
Idon'tseeanything.We'vestill
gotpressure.
Abeepfromthecommunicator.
DALLAS
Hitthescreen.
Kanesnapsthreetoggles.
Thescreensflicker,butremainblack.
KANE
Nothing.
EXT.SHIPNIGHT
Thewindsounds.
Stormcontinuestoblowaroundthecraft.
AfewglitteringlightsdistinguishtheNostromofrom
absolutedarkness.
Parkeronthecommunicatortothebridge.
PARKER
4panelistotallyshot,the
secondaryloadsharingunitis
out,atleastthreecellson
12modulearegone.
INT.BRIDGE
RipleylisteningtoParker.
Dallasstandingoverher.
Noimagesonanyscreens.
RIPLEY
Isthatit.
PARKER
(voiceover)
Couldn'tfixitouthereanyway.
Andweneedtorerouteacouple
oftheseducts.Can'treallyfix
themwithoutawholedrydock...
DALLAS
Whatelse.
PARKER
(voiceover)
Welostacell.Somefragments
cakedupandblewthewhole
system.We'vegottocleanit
alloutandrepressurize.
BRETT
(voiceover)
Right.
RIPLEY
Getstartedon4panel.I'll
bedowninfiveminutes.
Sheshutsoffhervoicecommunicator.
DALLAS
Howlongbeforewe'refunctional.
RIPLEY
Fifteentotwentyhours...
DALLAS
Stayonit.Whataboutthe
auxiliaries.
RIPLEY
Workingonit.
EXT.SHIPNIGHT
Bridgelightscometolife.
Illuminatenothingbutapatchoffeaturelessground.
Thewindandstormnowatahigherpitch.
INT.BRIDGE
Dallas,Kane,Lambert,andAsh.
Slouchedaroundthebridge.
Drinkingcoffee.
Occasionallystaringattheopaquescreens.
DALLAS
Anyresponseyet.
ASH
Nothingbutthesametransmission
everythirtytwoseconds.All
theotherchannelsaredead.
Pause.
DALLAS
Kickonthefloods.
CUTTO:
EXT.SHIP
Aringoffloodlightscomestolife.
Dimlyilluminatingtherockylandscape.
Thewindanddustnowatahigherpitch.
CUTTO:
INT.BRIDGENIGHT
Dallasstaresatthedarkscreens.
KANE
Wecan'tgoanywhereinthis.
ASH
Mothersaysthesun'scomingup
inabouttwentyminutes.
DALLAS
Howfarfromthesourceofthe
transmission.
ASH
Northeast...about3000meters.
KANE
Closeenoughtowalk.
DALLAS
Let'srunanatmospheric.
Ashpunchesbuttons,startstoconsulthispanel.
ASH
10percentagron,85precent
nitrogen,5percentneon...I'm
workingonthetraceelements.
DALLAS
Pressure.
ASH
Tentothefourthdynespersquare
centimeter.
KANE
Moisturecontent.
ASH
None.Zero.
DALLAS
Anythingelse.
ASH
Rock,lavabase.Andcold...
wellbelowthecentrigradeline.
KANE
Ivolunteerforthefirstgroup
goingout.
DALLAS
Ihearyou.Lambert.Youtoo.
Pause.
LAMBERT
Swell.
DALLAS
Onemorething.Let'sgetout
someweapons.
EXT.SHIPDAWN
Sunrise.
Theatmospherebeginstolighten.
SilhouetteoftheNostromobecomingdimlyvisible.
Starshipperchedonbarrenrock.
Morerollingcloudsofdust.
Thefloodlightsautomaticallyshutoff.
ParkerandBrettlaserweldingoneoftheducts.
Shirtsoff.
Sweatsteaming.
Ripleyrewiringoneofthepanels.
Parkershutsdownthelaser,inspectsthefusion.
PARKER
Hey,Ripley,Igotaquestion.
RIPLEY
Yeah.
PARKER
Dowegettogooutonthe
expeditionorarewestuckhere
untileverything'sfixed.
RIPLEY
Youknowtheanswertothat.
BRETT
Whataboutthesharesincase
theyfindanything.
RIPLEY
Don'tworry,you'llbothget
what'scomingtoyou.
BRETT
I'mnotdoinganymoreworkunless
wegetfullshares.
RIPLEY
You'reguaranteedbylawthat
you'llgetashare...Nowboth
ofyouknockitoffandgetback
towork.
Parkerlooksather.
Snapsonthelaserweld.
Startstojoinanothersectionoftheduct.
BRETT
Right.
INT.MAINAIRLOCKDAWN
Dallas,KaneandLambertenterthelock.
Allweargloves,boots,jackets.
Carrylaserpistols.
Kanetouchesabutton.
Servowhine.
Thentheinnerdoorslidesquietlyshut.
Thetriopullontheirhelmets.
DALLAS
I'msending.Doyouhearme.
KANE
Receiving.
LAMBERT
Receiving.
DALLAS
Allright.Keepawayfromthe
weaponsunlessIsayotherwise.
INT.ASH'SBLISTERDAWN
Ashdescendscompanionwaytoblister.
Punchesupscreensandinstrumentation.
INT.MAINAIRLOCKDAWN
DALLAS
Openthehatch.
Anotherservowhine.
Ponderously,theouterlockhatchslidesopen.
Cloudsofdustandsteamswirlbeforethethreecrewmembers.
Amobilegangwayslidesouttheopenhatch.
Burntorangesunlightbeyond.
EXT.PLANETDAWN
Thetriowalkdownthegangplank.
Arriveatsurfacelevel.
Theirfeetstrikingontoathicklayeroflavarock.
Thewindatgaleforce.
DALLAS
Whichway.
LAMBERT
Overhere.
DALLAS
Youlead.
Lambertwalksintothestorm.
Followedcloselybytheothers.
LAMBERT
NowIcan'tseeaGoddamnthing.
ASH
(voiceover)
Turnonthefinder.
DALLAS
It'son...Ashareyoureceiving.
INT.ASH'SBLISTERDAWN
Ashleaningoverhisconsole.
Watchesthembeneathhim.
Correspondingimagesonthescreeninfrontofhim.
ASH
Seeyou.Readyou.Goodcontact
onmyboard.
DALLAS
(voiceover)
Gettingyouclearandfree.Let's
keepthelineopen.
EXT.PLANETDAWN
Thethreecrewmemberspushtheirwayalong.
Likediversatthebottomofadarksea.
Thewindanddustcontinuesdrivingdownindarksheets.
Lambertrepeats.
LAMBERT
Can'tseemorethanthreemeters
inanydirection.
KANE
Quitgriping.
LAMBERT
Ilikegriping.
DALLAS
Comeon.
Theywadeon,followingLambert.
Shehaltsabruptly.
Confused.
INT.BLISTERDAWN
Ashwatchesintently.
Imagesoneachscreenofthetrio.
LAMBERT
(voiceover)
I'vegotitagain.
ASH
Anyproblems.
DALLAS
(voiceover)
Yeah.Alotofdustandwind.
Startingtogetsomefadeonthe
beam.
EXT.PLANETDAWN
Thetriomovesthroughadarklimbo.
LAMBERT
Thisway.
Lambertindicatesleft.
Movesinthatdirection.
Theothersfollow.
Thestormgrowing.
KANE
It'sclose.
Theyapproachatoweringrockformation.
Thetransmissionstops.
LAMBERT
It'sgoneagain.
KANE
Didwepassit.
DALLAS
Notunlessit'sunderground.
Let'stakeabreak.
Theyshelterwiththerockformation.
Stormhowlsroundthem.
Dallasadjustsheadset.
Thesignalstarts.
DALLAS
I'vegotitagain.Let'sgo.
LAMBERT
Howaboutourbreak.
DALLAS
No.Let'smoveonwhilewe've
gotthesignal,again.
Dallasgetsup.
Theystandforamoment...
Thenmoveawayfromtherockformation.
Fossilizedintotheothersideoftherockisashape.
Fifteenfeettall.
Unseenbythemembersoftheparty.
INT.BLISTERDAWN
Ashreceivingthevideotransmission.
Noticessomethingwithintheformation.
Freezestheimage.
Enlargesit.
Enlargesagain.
EXT.THENOSTROMOSUNRISE
Atmosphereturningthecolorofblood.
Thenthesunisup.
EXT.THENOSTROMOSUNRISE
BrettandParkerstillatwork.
Ripleymovesawayfromherpanelintriumph...
RIPLEY
Yououghttobeabletohandle
therest.
PARKER
Don'tworry.
RIPLEY
Ifyourunintotrouble,I'llbe
onthebridge.
BRETT
Right.
Sheleaves.
PARKER
Bitch.
INT.BLISTERDAY
Ashstillworkingonthevideoimage.
Enhancestheenlargement.
Transferstheimagetocathoderay.
Theimagerevealsitselftobeagiantform.Indistinct.
Ripley'svoicecomesover.
RIPLEY
(voiceover)
How'sitgoing.
Ashquicklyshutsoffthevideoimage.
Hitstheintercom.
INT.BRIDGE
Ripleyatherconsole.
LookingatAshonherscreen.
Ash'svideoimagenotvisibletoRipley.
ASH
(voiceover)
Allright.
RIPLEY
Haveyoutriedputtingthe
transmissionthroughECIU.
ASH
(voiceover)
Motherhasn'tidentifieditasyet.
It'snotalanguage.
RIPLEY
I'llgiveitashot.
ASH
(voiceover)
Bemyguest.
Shepushessomebutton.
Thenoiseisnowheardonherspeaker.
EXT.PLANETDAY
Dustclearing.
Threetinyfiguresagainstthelandscape.
EXT.PLANETDAY
Emptylandscape.
ThenKanecomesupoverarisestartledbywhathesees.
Suddenlythetransmissionisdeafening.
KANE
JesusChrist.
DallasandLambertjoinhimequallystartled.
THEIRP.O.V.DAY
Agargantuanconstructionrisingfromtherock.
Clearlyofnonhumanmanufacture.
EXT.PLANETDAY
Noisestillatshrillpitch.
Allmembersofthepartyshoutingintotheirvoiceamps.
KANE
Somekindofspaceship.
LAMBERT
Areyousure.It'sweird...
DALLAS
Ash,canyouseethis.
INT.ASH'SBLISTERDAY
Ashlookingatthecraftonascreen.
ASH
Yeah.Neverseenonelikeit.
NeitherhasMother.
DALLAS
(voiceover)
Keepcheckingforenhancement.
ASH
Whateverthetransmissionis,
it'sinsidethat.
KANE
(voiceover)
I'llgoinandhavealook.
DALLAS
(voiceover)
Holdon.Ash,Idon'tseeany
lightsormovements.Doyou.
ASH
Ican'tgetanyreading.
EXT.PLANETDAY
ASH
(voiceover)
It'sputtingoutsomuchpower
Ijustcan'tgetanyreading.
Dallasshutsoffhisreceiver.
Suddenquiet.
Alongmoment.
DALLAS
Itlooksprettydeadfromhere.
We'llapproachthebase.
Theymovetowardtheship.
INT.BLISTERDAY
Ashstilladjustingimageofforminrock.
Itsuddenlyresolves.
Askeleton.Fifteenfeetlong.
Heenlargestheimage.
DALLAS
(voiceover)
There'sonlyonethingIcan...
Dallas'voicefadesinandout.
Asdotheirimagesonthescreen.
ASH
Dallas...
(franticallypunches
buttonsonconsole)
Dallas...Doyoureadme.
Noreply.
INT.BRIDGEDAY
RipleyisrunningthetransmissionthroughECIU.
OverthespeakersDallas'voicefadesin.
DALLAS
(voiceover)
Nosignoflife.Nolights...
Nomovement...
Shestudiesalongseriesofbinaryprograms...
DALLAS
(voiceover)
We'rebeneaththebase.
Hisvoicefadesintostatic.
Disappears.
CUTTO:
EXT.STRUCTUREDAY
Thelowerpartoftheentrancefilledwithdustandpumice.
KANE
Lookslikeanentrance.
DALLAS
Yeah...Let'smoveinside...
Theyclimbuptooneoftheaperturesandenter.
INT.CHAMBERDAY
Theymoveintoahighceilingedchamber.
Wallscoveredwithshadowylattices.
Ghostlylightfiltersdustfilledair.
Afewmetersinanopeningappears.
Dallasleansoverandlooksintothehole.
Onlyblackness.
Heunclipsthelightfromhisbelt.
Shinesitdownintothehole.
DALLAS
Itjustgoesdown...smoothwalls.
Ican'tseethebottom,light
won'treach.
KaneandLambertcomeover.
Dallasbeginsunclippinggearfromhisbelt.
DALLAS
Let'stakealookaroundhere
first.
KaneandLambertexchangeaglance.
Dallasshineshislightabout,sees...
Alarge,glossyurn,tancoloration.
Roundopeningattherop,emptywithin.
ThenDallasshineshislightonnearbylattice...
Movescloser.
DALLAS
Overhere.
Theyapproach.
Traintheirlightsalongthefloor.
Amachine.
Onthemechanism,asmallbarmovessteadilyback
andforth.
Slidingnoiselesslyinthegrooves.
KANE
Stillfunctioning.
Lambertlooksdownatherdirectionfinder.
LAMBERT
Automaticrecording.
Dallassnapsitoff.
DALLAS
Nowforalookdownbelow.
(looksatKane)
Thisisyourbigchance.
KANE
Okay.
DALLAS
Don'tunhookyourselffromthe
cable.Beoutinlessthanten
minutes.Readme.
KANE
Ayeaye.
Dallasrigsatripodovertheopeninginthefloor.
Unspoolsacoupleoffeetofwire.
Kaneattachestheendofittohischestunit.
Climbsoverthelipanddropsitintothehole.
Nowhangingbythewire...
Headandshouldersoutoftheopening.
Kaneactivatestheclimbingunit.
Lowershimselfintothefissure.
INT.STRUCTUREOPENING
Kanebraceshisfeetagainstthewalloftheverticalshaft.
Switchesonhislight,pointsitintothedepths.
Thebeampenetratesonlythirtyfeetorso,thenislostin
darkness.
KANE
Hotterinhere.Warmairrising
frombelow.
Hestartsdown,playingouttheline.
Descendinginshortleaps.
Stopstocatchhisbreath.
Breathingraspingloudlyinhishelmet.
Alittlesunlightfiltersfromabove.
Lookingup,Kanecanseethemouthofthehole...
Aglowingspotoflight.
DALLAS
(voiceover)
Youokayinthere.
KANE
Haven'thitbottomyet.
Thisiswork.Can'ttalknow.
Hekicksoffandcontinuesdown.
Takinglongerandlongerhopsashegainsconfidence.
Pausingforamomenttoregainhisbreath,heshinesthe
lightonhisinstruments.
KANE
I'mbelowgroundlevel.
INT.BRIDGE
Ripleyatherconsole,stillworkingontransmission.
Getsareadout.
Looksworried.
Speaksintocommunicator.
RIPLEY
Ash,tellDallasMotherspeculates
thatthenoiseissomekindof
warning.
ASH
(voiceover)
Ican'ttellhimanything.I've
lostcontact.Thetransmission
aroundtheshipiskillingall
communications.
Pause.
RIPLEY
I'mgoingoutafterthem.
ASH
(voiceover)
Idon'tthinkso.Wecan't
sparethepersonnel.We've
gotminimumtakeoffcapability
rightnow.That'swhyDallas
leftusonboard.
RIPLEY
Istillthinkweshouldgoafter
them.
ASH
(voiceover)
What'sthepoint.Inthetime
ittaketogetthere.They'll
knowifit'sawarning.
RipleylookssteadilyatAshonhermonitor.
Hisscreen,notvisibletoher,showsblowupofhelmeted,
skeletalhead.Nothuman.
INT.STRUCTURE
Kaneresumeshisdownwardclimb.
Suddenly,hisfeetlosetheirpurchaseasthewallsofthe
shaftdisappear.
Thetunnelhasreacheditsend.
Belowhimisadark,cavernousspace.
Deepbreathsduetohisviolentexertion.
DALLAS
(voiceover)
Seeanything?
KANE
No...Tunnel'sgone.Caveor
somethingbelowme.Feelslike
thegoddamntropicsinhere...
Heconsultshisinstruments.
Helmetinstrumentationstrobingsoftlyinthedarkness.
KANE
...highnitrogencontent,no
oxygen...
Stillpuffing,hereleaseshispurchaseonthestonewalls.
Beginstolowerhimselfonpower.
NowKaneisdanglingfreeindarkness.
Spinningslowlyonthewireasthechestunitunwinds.
Thenhisfeethitbottom.
Kanegruntsinsurprise,almostloseshisbalance.
Heflasheshissuitlights.
Thebeamsrevealthatheisinalargehold.
Rowafterrowofextrusionsstretchfromfloortoceiling.
KANE
Thisisweird.
DALLAS
(voiceover)
Whatdoyoumean.
KANE
There'ssomethingalloverthe
walls.
Kanewalksacrossthechamber.
Examinestheorganicprotrusions.
INT.CHAMBERABOVE
DallasandLambert.
DALLAS
Howlongtillsunset.
LAMBERT
Twentyminutes.
AlookfromLambert.
INT.HOLD
Kaneapproachesthecenteroftheroom.
Onthefloorarerowsofleatheryovoidshapes.
Hewalksaroundthem.
Shineshislightonone.
KANE
It'slikesomekindofstorage
area.Isanybodythere.Do
youreadme.
DALLAS
(voiceover)
Loudandclear.
KANE
Theplaceisfullofleathery
thingssealed...softtothe
touch.
DALLAS
(voiceover)
Canyouseewhat'sinthem.
KANE
I'llgiveitalook.
Hetriestoopenoneofthem.
Itwon'topen.
KANE
Strangefeelingtoit.
DALLAS
(voiceover)
Don'topenit.Youdon'tknow
what'sinit.
Kanepeerscloselyattheleatheryovoids.
Turnsaway.
Raisedareasbegintoappearwherehetouchedit.
Hemoveshislightalongtherows.
Turnsbacktotheonehewasexamining.
Somethinghaschanged.
Theopaquesurfacebeginstoclear.
Objectbecomingvisiblewithin.
Kaneshineshislightontheflooratthebaseofit.
Hestudiesit.
KANE
Jesus...
DALLAS
(voiceover)
What.
Visceraandmandiblenowvisible.
Theinteriorsurfacespongyandirregular.
Kaneshinesthelightinside.
Withshockingviolence,asmallcreaturesmashesoutward.
Fixesitselftohismask.
Sizzlingsound.
Thecreaturemeltsthroughthemask.
AttachesitselftoKane'sface.
Kanetearsatthethingwithhishands.
Hismouthforcedopen.
Hefallsbackward.
INT.CHAMBERABOVE
DALLAS
Kane...Kanecanyouhearme.
LAMBERT
What'sthematter.
DALLAS
Webetterhaulhimout.
LAMBERT
It'llyankhimrightoffhisfeet
ifhe'snotexpectingit.
DALLAS
Tryhimagain.
LAMBERT
Kane...Kane...Goddamnit.Answer
me.
Dallasbeginstofiddlewiththewenchmechanism.
DALLAS
Theline'sslack.
Pause.
LAMBERT
Hedoesn'tanswer.
(pause)
Doyouthinkhecouldhaveunhooked
himself.
Dallasswitchesonthewinchmotor.
Withawhine,itbeginstoreelthelinein.
Afteramomentthelinetightenswithajerk.
Themotorslows,laboringunderaddedweight.
DALLAS
Itcaught.
LAMBERT
Isithookedonsomething.
DALLAS
No,it'scoming.
LAMBERT
Ican'tseeanything.
Dallasshineshislightdownintothehole.
Shakeshishead.
DALLAS
Line'sstillmoving.
Alongmoment.
Dallasshineshislightagain.
DALLAS
Herehecomes.
Thewinchlaborsheavily.
DALLAS
Getreadytograbhim.
Kaneappearsatthetopoftheopening.
Dangleslimplyfromthewire.
Dallasreachesforhim,thenrecoils.
DALLAS
Lookout.There'ssomethingon
hisface.
Lambertattemptstohelp.
LAMBERT
Whatisit.
Kaneappearstobecompletelyunconscious.
Thelifeformisstillwrappedmotionlessaroundhisface.
LAMBERT
OhJesus.
DALLAS
Don'ttouchit.
TheygrapplewithKane'slimpbody.
Lifthimfromthehole.
INT.ENTRANCETODERELICTSUNSET
KaneisnowpinionedbetweenDallasandLambert.
Thestormragingthroughandbeyondtheentrance...
Dallasbeginstoassembletravois.
EXT.THENOSTROMOSUNSET
Atmosphereturningthecolorofblood.
Andthesunisdown.
Theringoffloodlightsontheshipcomestolife.
Feeblycombattingthedarknessandcontinuingstorm.
INT.BRIDGE
Jonesthecatstaringthroughaportopeningatthestorm.
Ripleywaitingonthebridge.
Ashstaresathisinactivemonitors.
Suddenly:
ASH
We'vegotthem.They'reback
onthescreens.
RIPLEY
Howmany.
ASH
Threeblips.They'recoming
thisway.
Ripleypressestransmitter.
RIPLEY
Dallas,Lambert.Canyoureadme.
DALLAS
(voiceover)
Wehearyou.We'recomingback...
Kane'sinjured...We'llneedsome
helpgettinghimin.
Ripleystaresatthescreen.
ASH
I'llgo.
Ashmovesfromtheroom.
Ripleyremainsseatedatherconsole.
EXT.LANDINGLEGNIGHT
DallasandLambertdraggingKaneonatravoistowardslanding
leg.
INT.PASSAGEWAYNEARAIRLOCK
Ashcomesdownthesteps.
Hurriestotheinnerdoorlock.
Pressesthewallvoiceamp.
ASH
Ripley,I'mbytheinnerlock
hatch.
RIPLEY
(voiceover)
Okay.
EXT.LANDINGLEGNIGHT
DallasandLambertdragKaneontoliftplatform.
Parkercomesrunningup.
PARKER
What'sgoingon.
ASH
Kanegothurtsomehow.
PARKER
Howbad.
Ashshrugs.
Brettappearsatthetopofthecompanionway.
Puzzledlookonhisface.
INT.BRIDGE
Ripleyseatedaloneintheroom.
Dallasappearsasahugeimageonallscreens.
Lambertbehindhim.
KanepinionedtoDallas.
DALLAS
(voiceover)
Ripley,areyouthere.
RIPLEY
Righthere.
DALLAS
(voiceover)
We'recomingup.Openthe
lock.
RIPLEY
WhathappenedtoKane.Ineed
acleardefinition.
DALLAS
(voiceover)
Somekindoforganism.It's
attacheditselftohim.Let
usin.
(longmoment)
Youhearme.Openthelock.
RIPLEY
Ifweletitin,theshipcould
beinfected.
DALLAS
(voiceover)
Goddamnit.Openthehatch.
RIPLEY
We'vealreadybrokeneveryrule
orquarantine.Ifwebringan
organismonboard,wewon'thave
asinglelayerofdefenseleft.
LAMBERT
(voiceover)
OpentheGoddamnhatch.We
havetogethiminside.
RIPLEY
Ican't.Ifyouwereinmy
positionyou'ddothesame.
DALLAS
(voiceover)
Ripley,doyouhearme.
RIPLEY
(voiceover)
Ireadyou.Theanswerisnegative.
Ashhitstheemergencyswitch.
Aredlightgoeson.
Servowhine.
Followedbyasolidmetallicchunk.
ASH
Innerhatchopen.
INT.BRIDGENIGHT
Ripleystaringattheconsole.
Shecan'tbelievewhatshesees.
Turnstotheviewscreens.
WatchesDallas,KaneandLambertenter.
Theservoagainturnsover.
Anotherclunk.
Theouterdoorhasclosed.
Redlightoff.
Theinnerdoorslidesopen.
DallasandLambertstaggerintopassageway.
CarryKane'sbodybetweenthem.
Dallaspullsoffhishelmet.
DALLAS
Stayclear.
AshandParkermoveback.
ASH
God.
PARKER
Isitalive.
LAMBERT
Idon'tknow,butdon'ttouchit.
DALLAS
Takehimtotheinfirmary.
BRETT
Right.
AshandBrettmoveincarefullytohelpwiththelimpburden.
INT.INFIRMARY
Kane'shelmet.
Handsbegintoopenitwithalasercutter.
Thehelmetseparateseasily.
Thetwohalvespart...
...ThelifeformslowlypulsingonKane'sface.
Dallashesitates,thenputshishandonthesmallCreature.
Triestopullitfree.
Unsuccessful.
TheAlienremainsanchoredtoKane'stissue.
ASH
Letmetry.
Ashtakesapairofpliersfromarack.
CarefullygraspsthetipoftheCreature.
Squeezestightly.
Leansback.
DALLAS
You'retearinghisface.
AtrickleofbloodappearsonKane'scheek.
BRETT
It'snotgoingtocomeoffwithout
pullinghiswholefaceoffatthe
sametime.
DALLAS
Letthemachineworkonhim.
TheAshpressesaswitch.
Themachinelightsup.
Kaneissuckedintoaslotonthewall.
Visibleinsidethroughtheglasslayer.
Ablindingcoloredlightperformsantisepsis.
Twovideomonitorspopon.
ANGLEONTHEDOORWAY
Ripleyappears.
Dallasturnsandlooksather.
Alongmoment.
DALLAS
WhenIgiveanorder,Iexpect
ittobeobeyed.
RIPLEY
Evenifit'sagainstthelaw.
DALLAS
That'sright.
LambertstepsforwardandslapsRipleyacrosstheface.
Ripleyslowlyputsherhandtohercheek.
LAMBERT
Youweregoingtoleaveusoutthere.
PARKER
Maybesheshouldhave.Whothe
hellknowswhatthatis.
BRETT
Right.
RipleylooksatLambert.
Amoment.
RIPLEY
Let'scallitsettled.
Lambertgivesheracurtnod.
Ashturnsattentiontotheinstrumentation.
RIPLEY
Somebodyfillmein.
DALLAS
Hewentintothestructurealone,
welostradiocontact.Whenwe
pulledhimout,itwasonhisface...
ASH
Wherediditcomefrom...
DALLAS
Somewhereinsidethatship.
PARKER
Howthehellishebreathing.
Theystudythemonitors.
ASH
Blood'sthroughlyoxygenated.
DALLAS
How.Hisnoseandmouthseem
tobeblocked.
ASH
Webetterlookinsidehishead.
Ashpunchesthreebuttons.
AnXrayimageappears.
AcolordepictionofKane'sheadanduppertorso.
TheAlienisclearlyvisible.
Amazeofcomplicatedbiology.
Kane'sjawsareforcedopen.
Thecreaturehasextrudedalongtubedownhismouthand
throat.
Theappendageendingatthebaseoftheesophagus.
BRETT
It'sgotsomethingdownhisgoddamn
throat.
ASH
Thatmustbehowit'sgetting
oxygentohim.
RIPLEY
Itdoesn'tmakesense.Itparalyzes
him,putshimintoacoma,then
keepshimalive.
PARKER
Let'skillit.Wecan'tleavethe
damnthingonhim.
ASH
Idon'tknow.Atthemomentthe
Creatureiskeepinghimalive.
Ifweremoveitwemight
terminateKane...
DALLAS
Idon'tthinkso.Let'stakethe
chanceandcutitoffhim.
ASH
You'lltaketheresponsibility.
DALLAS
That'sright.
Slipsintosurgicalgloves.
Pressesaswitch,Kaneslidesbackoutofthebooth.
DALLAS
Givemetheknife.
Ripleytakesasurgicallaserbladefromthecase.
CarefullypassesittoDallas.
Hemanipulatestheknifeuntilhehasacomfortablegrip.
Flicksasmallbuttonwithhisthumb.
Thebladebeginstohum.
DallasadvancesonKane'sprostrateform.
TouchesthescalpeltotheCreature.
Theelectronicbladesliceseffortlesslydownward.
Suddenlyaurinelikefluidbeginstodripfromthewound.
DALLAS
Startingtobleed.
TheliquidflowsontothebeddingnexttoKane'shead.
Startstohiss.
Smokecurlsupfromthestain.
Nexttheyellowfluideatsaholethroughthebunkbed.
Thendripsontothedeckbelow.
Metalbubblingandsizzling.
Moresmokerising,sendingthecrewintoacoughingjag.
Thecrewjostletheirwayoutofthecabin.
Huddleinthepassagewayoutside,stillcoughing.
Dallasfranticallyappliespressuretothewound.
Intheprocess,smokeofthefluidgetsonDallas'sgloves.
Theybegintosmoke.
Dallasleapsback,pullsthemoff.
Thenrunsoutintothecorridor.
INT.PASSAGEWAYOUTSIDEINFIRMARY
BRETT
Shit.It'sgoingtoeatthrough
thedecksandgooutthehull...
Hestartstorunforthecompanionway.
INT.PASSAGEWAY"B"DECK
Dallaswrenchesanemergencylampfromasocket.
Hurlshimselfdownacompanionway.
Theothersfollow.
DALLAS
There.
Adropletoffluidissizzlingontheceilingbulkhead.
Itoozesdown.
Dripstothedeck.
Continuestobubble.
Thengoesthroughthebulkhead.
ASH
Whatcanweputunderit.
RipleyandParkerchargedownthecompanionwaybelow.
INT.SECONDLEVEL"C"DECK
RipleyandParkermovecautiouslydownthepassageway.
Lookuptotheceilingbulkhead.
PARKER
Don'tgetunderit.
INT.PASSAGEWAY"B"DECK
Dallas,BrettandAshcrouchbythespotwheretheacid
sizzles.
Ashfishesapenoutofhispocket.
Probestheholeinthedeck.
ASH
It'sstoppedpenetrating.
Ripleycomeschargingbackup.
RIPLEY
What'shappening.
ASH
Ithinkit'sloststeam.No
longeractive.
Ripleycheckstheopening.
Ashstraightensup.
Startstoputthepenbackinhispocket.
Changeshismindandstandsholdingitbytheend.
ASH
I'veneverseenanythinglikethat,
exceptmolecularacid...
BRETT
Thisthingusesitforblood.
ASH
It'stheasbestosthatstoppedit,
otherwiseitwouldhavegonestraight
through.
DALLAS
Wonderfuldefensemechanism.
Youdon'tdarekillit.
Parkercomesupthecompanionway.
PARKER
It'sstoppedbleeding.
DALLAS
Yeah.Afteritpenetratedtwo
levels.
RIPLEY
WhataboutKane.
Startsupcompanionway.
INT.INFIRMARY
Theyreturn.
Kanestillmotionlessonthebunk.
TheAlienremainssecuredtohisface.
Woundcompletelyhealedover.
PARKER
Anyoftheacidgetonhim.
Dallasapproaches,peersatKane'shead.
DALLAS
Doesn'tlooklikeit.
BRETT
Isitstilldrippingthatcrap.
ASH
Healedover.
LAMBERT
Theremustbesomewaywecanget
itoff.
AndlookatDallas.
ASH
Idon'tthinkyououghttotry
again.Itdidn'tworkouttoowell
lasttime.
Dallasgiveshimalookinreturn.
Ripleypressesabutton.
Kaneslidesbackintothediagnosticcoffin.
Morebuttonspressed.
Displaylightsupagain,showingthedifferentpartsof
Kane'sbody.
ASH
Ibettergetsomeintravenous
feedingstarted.SofarIcan't
tellwhattheAlienhasabsorbed
fromhissystem.
ThemachinebeginstoprocessKane'sbody.
RIPLEY
What'sthestainonhislungs.
TheXrayrevealsaspreadingdarkblotinthechestcavity.
Atthecenter,thestainiscompletelyopaque.
ASH
Whateveritis,it'sblocking
theXray.
Alongmoment.
Thestainspreads.
BRETT
Whathappensnow.
Ashsetsasidehispartiallymeltedpen.
LooksatDallas.
DALLAS
Yougobacktowork.
Brettatworkinthecubicle.
Parkersupervisinghim.
BRETT
IthinkI'vegotit.Giveita
try.
Parkerpushesabutton.
Negativereactiononhismonitor.
PARKER
Nothing.
BRETT
Damn.Iwassurethatwasit.
PARKER
Well,itwasn't.Trythenextone.
BRETT
Right.
Adjustsseveraltoggles.
RIPLEY
(voiceover)
What'shappening.
PARKER
Thisgoddamnwoman.I'lltell
herwhat'shappening.MyJohnson
ishappening.
(punchesthecommunicator)
Alotofhardwork.Realwork.
INT.BRIDGENIGHT
PARKER
(voiceover)
Yououghttotryitsometime.
RIPLEY
I'vegotthetoughestjobon
thisship...
DerisivelaughfromParkerthroughthespeaker.
RIPLEY
Ihavetolistentoyourbullshit.
PARKER
Getoffmyback.
RIPLEY
(voiceover)
I'llgetoffyourbackwhen12
moduleisfixed.
Sheclicksoff.
Parkerturnsaway.
PARKER
Smartmouthbroad.
INT.INFIRMARY
Ashrunningtestontheequipment.
Kanerespiratingontheviewscreensabove.
Stilldeepwithinacoma.
Allinstrumentsrecordinghislifeprocesses.
TheAlien'spositionunchanged.
Ripleyapproaches.
SitsnearAsh.
RIPLEY
Anythingnew.
ASH
He'sholding,nochanges.
RIPLEY
WhatabouttheCreature.
ASH
It'sgotanouterlayerofprotein
polysaccharides.AlotofAmino
Acidsforprolongedreistanceto
adverseenvironmentalconditions...
Thatenoughforyou.
RIPLEY
Plenty.What'sitmean.
ASH
Interestingcombinationofelements
makingitonetoughlittlesonof
abitch...
RIPLEY
Isthatwhyyouletitin.
ASH
Iwasfollowingadirectorder.
Remember.
RIPLEY
WhileDallasandKaneareoff
theship,I'mSeniorOfficer.
ASH
Yes,ofcourseIforgot.
RIPLEY
Youalsoforgotthesciencedivision's
basicquarantinelaw.
ASH
No.ThatIdidn'tforget.
RIPLEY
Youjustbrokeit.
ASH
WhatwouldyouhavedonewithKane...
Hisonlychanceatstayingalive
wastogetintotheinfirmary.
RIPLEY
Bybreakingquarantineprocedure
youriskeverybody'slife.
ASH
MaybeIshouldhavelethimdie
outthere.MaybeIhavejeopardized
therestofus...It'sariskI'm
willingtotake.
RIPLEY
Thisisyourofficialpositionas
ascienceofficer.Notexactlyout
ofthemanual.
ASH
Thefirstpositionofscienceis
theprotectionandbettermentof
humanlife.Itakemyresponsibility
asseriouslyasyoudo...youdoyour
jobandI'lldomine.
Ripleystands...looksatAsh.
Walksout.
INT.MESS
Lambertplayingwithsomestring,amusingJones.
Cat'sCradle.
Bothlookingbored.
ParkerandBrettatworkonthefinalintakescreen.
INT.NARCISSUS
Dallaslisteningtoaprimitivetape.
Hisfoottappingwiththerhythm.
Beep.
Aninterruptiononthecommunicator.
DALLAS
Dallas.
ASH
(voiceover)
Ithinkyoushouldhavea
lookatKane.Something's
happened.
DALLAS
Serious.
ASH
(voiceover)
Interesting.
Dallasexits.
INT.CORRIDOROUTSIDEIMFIRMARYWINDOW
Ashstaresthroughwindow.
Dallasjoinshim.
Ripleyappearsbehind.
Alongpause.
DALLAS
It'sgone.
Kane'sproneform.
TheAlienisnolongeronhisface.
Kanestillunconscious,butcontinuestobreathe.
Facecoveredwithsuckermarks.
RIPLEY
Thedoorisclosed.Itmuststill
beinthere.
ASH
Wecan'topenthedoor.Wedon't
wanttoletitout.
RIPLEY
Yeah,Iremember.Wecan'tgrab
it.Wecan'tkillit...
DALLAS
Maybewecancatchit.
ASH
Aslongaswe'recarefulnotto
damageit.
INT.INFIRMARY
Theyentercautiously.
Dallasbeginsmovingslowlyaroundtheroom.
Pickingupastainlesssteeltray.
Looking.
AshandRipleydothesame.
Ripleybendsdownandpeersunderthebunk.
Nothing.
Accidentallykicksoveratray.
Shestands.
Doesn'tseetheAlienonaledgeaboveher.
HershoulderbrushesagainsttheCreature.
Itdropsonher.
Shescreams.Twists.
TheAliendropstothefloor.
Thenliesmotionless.
Itsskinfadedtoadeadlookinggrey.
Ripleydoesn'traisehereyesfromtheCreature.
ProdstheAlien.
Noresponse.
ASH
Ithinkit'sdead.
(lookstoRipley)
Youokay.
RIPLEY
Yeah.
ShecarefullytouchestheCreaturewithametalprobe.
Fishesthemotionlesslifeformintothetray.
Quicklyclosesthelid.
Liftsitontoastainlesssteeltable.
BrightlighttrainedontheAlien.
TheCreatureinasupineposition.
AshtouchesattheAlienwithasurgicalinstrument.
ASH
Lookatthosesuckers.Nowonder
wecouldn'tgetitoffhim.
RIPLEY
Where'sitsmouth.
ASH
It'sthistubething,upin
here.
(carefullyextracts
theendoftheorgan)
It'shardening.
(slipstheCreature
underafluoroscope)
It'sdead.Nolifesignwhatever.
RIPLEY
Let'sgetridofit.
ASH
Thishastogoback.Thisis
ourfirstcontactwitha
specimenlikethis.Allkinds
oftestsneedtoberun.
RIPLEY
Thatthingbledacid.God
knowswhatit'lldowhen
it'sdead.
ASH
Ithinkit'ssafetoassume
it'snotazombie...Dallas,we
havetokeepthisspecimen.
Pause.
DALLAS
You'rethescienceofficer.It's
yourdecision.
ASH
Thenit'smade...I'llsealit
inastasistube.
Pause.
RIPLEY
WhataboutKane.
Ashturnsbacktothebunk.
Studiesthelifesupportgauges.
Kanecontinuestobreathesteadily.
ASH
Runningafever.Andstill
unconscious.Themachinewill
bringhistemperaturedown.
Hisvitalfunctionsarestrong...
whoknows,hemaymakeit.
AshbeginstosealtheAlieninalargevacuumtube.
RIPLEY
Ineedsomecoffee.
Sheturnsandwalksaway.
INT.COMPUTERANNEX
RipleyandDallas.
RIPLEY
Howcouldyouleavethatkind
ofdecisiontohim.
DALLAS
Ijustruntheship.Anything
thathastodowithscience
division,Ashhasthefinalword.
RIPLEY
Howdoesthathappen.
DALLAS
Samewayeverythingelsehappens.
OrdersfromtheCompany.
RIPLEY
Sincewhenisthatstandard
procedure.
DALLAS
Standardprocedureisdowhat
theytellyou...Besides,Ionly
knowaboutflying...Ihaulcargo
foraliving.
RIPLEY
DidyoushipoutwithAshbefore.
DALLAS
Firsttime.Iwentfivehauls
withanotherscienceman.Then
twodaysbeforeweleftThedus,
replacedhimwithAsh.
Shelooksathim.
DALLAS
Sowhat.Theyreplacedmy
warrantofficerwithyou.
RIPLEY
Idon'ttrusthim.
DALLAS
Idon'ttrustanybody...What's
holdinguprepairs.
RIPLEY
They'reprettymuchfinishednow.
DALLAS
Whydidn'tyousayso?
RIPLEY
Therearestillsomethingleft
todo.
DALLAS
Likewhat?
RIPLEY
We'reblindonBandCdecks.
Reservepowersystemsblown...
DALLAS
That'scrap.Wecantakeoff
withoutthem.
RIPLEY
Isthatagoodidea.
DALLAS
Iwanttogetoutofhere.
Let'sgetthisturkeyoffthe
ground.
EXT.PLANETSUNRISE
TheNostromo'senginesroaring.
Belchingoutstreamsofsuperheatedair.
Thestarshipvibrates.
Beginstosurgeforward.
INT.BRIDGESUNRISE
Thecrewattheirposts.
Anelectricalhumpermeatestheair.
RIPLEY
Locktractorbeams.
Thepitchofthehumchanges.
Theshiplevelsitself.
RIPLEY
Retractleadingstruts.
EXT.PLANETSUNRISE
TheNostromohoveringabovetheground.
Heldonbeamsofshimmeringforce.
Thelandingstrutsbeginfolding.
INT.BRIDGEDAY
DALLAS
Takeusup.
Lambertbendsoverthevoiceamplifier.
LAMBERT
Onekilometeronascension.
INT.PLANET
TheNostromobeginstolevitateskyward.
Seeminglypushingupwardonthebeamsoflight.
INT.BRIDGEDAY
Theshipcontinuesvibrating.
DALLAS
Switchonlifterquads.
Apowerful,deepthrobbingbegins.
Thevibrationsincrease.
RIPLEY
(intospeaker)
Everythingholdingtogether
downthere.
ParkerandBrettstrappedinandvibrating.
PARKER
Wefixsomethingitstaysfixed.
BRETT
Right.
EXT.NOSTROMODAY
Thestarshiphoveringbelowcloudceiling.
Thenbeginstoacceleratethroughthedenseatmosphere.
INT.BRIDGEDAY
Allviewscreensoperational.
DALLAS
Engageartificialgravity.
Lambertthrowsaswitch.
Theshiplurches.
LAMBERT
Engaged.
DALLAS
Alteringthevectornow.
Ahugetremorrunsthroughouttheship.
PARKER'SVOICE
(o.s.)
Dustiscloggingthedamnintakes
again.We'reoverloading.
DALLAS
Justholdustogetheruntil
we'rebeyondG1...
Thepitchoftheengineschanges...deepens.
EXT.NOSTROMODAY
Theshipmovesatanacuteangle.
Slicesthroughtheboilingclouds.
ParkerandBrettwatchingtheguages.
INT.BRIDGEDAY
Outsidethescreens,clouds,clouds,clouds.
Anothertremorrunsthroughtheship.
Thecrew'seyesrivetedtotheirinstruments.
DALLAS
Let'spickupthemoneyandgo
home.
EXT.NOSTROMO
Theshipclearsthetopofthecloudlayer.
Burstsoutintostarsprinkledspace.
Trailingawakeofglimmeringdustflecks.
Attacheditselftothehoveringrefinery.
Brettwaveshisarmsinexultation.
BRETT
Wedidit
PARKER
Walkinthepark.Whenwefix
somethingitstaysfixed.
Bigsmiles.
INT.BRIDGE
TheNostromonowsafelybeyondgravity.
DALLAS
Setourcourseandgetusup
tolightplusfour.
Lambertbeginspunchingbuttons.
LAMBERT
Feetsgetmeoutofhere.
EXT.OUTERSPACE
TheNostromonowatlightspeed.
Preceptiblemovementinthesurroundinguniverse.
Acoronaeffectemerges.
StarsapproachingtheNostromoappearblue.
Recedingstarsgoingtoamber.
Redshift,madevisiblebecauseofthecraft'svelocity.
INT.MESS
Parker,Brett,DallasandRipleyaroundthetable.
Drinkingcoffee.
PARKER
Thebestthingtodoisjustto
freezehim.Stopthegoddam
disease.Hecangetadoctorto
lookathimwhenwegetbackhome.
BRETT
Right.
RIPLEY
Wheneverhesaysanythingyousay
'right'.Youknowthat,Brett.
BRETT
Right.
RIPLEY
Whatdoyouthink,Parker.Your
staffjustfollowsyouaroundand
says'right'.Likearegularparrot.
ParkerturnstoBrett.
PARKER
Yeah.Shapeup.Whatareyou,
somekindofparrot.
BRETT
Right.
DALLAS
Knockitoff...Kanewillhave
togointoquarantine.
RIPLEY
Yeah.Andsowillwe.
Lambertenters.
LAMBERT
Howaboutalittlesomethingto
loweryourspirits.
DALLAS
Thrillme.
LAMBERT
Accordingtomycalculations...
basedonthetimespentgetting
toandfromtheplanetandthe
speedatwhichit'smovingaway
fromtheother...
DALLAS
Givemetheshortversion...
LAMBERT
It'lltakeussixweekstoget
backoncourse.
DALLAS
HowfartoEarth.
LAMBERT
Tenmonths.
RIPLEY
Christ.
Beep.
DALLAS
Dallas.
ASH
(voiceover)
ComeandseeKanerightaway...
DALLAS
Anychangeinhiscondition.
ASH
(voiceover)
It'ssimplerifyoujustcome
seehim.
INT.CORRIDOROUTSIDEINFIRMARYWINDOW
Whattheyseeis...Notwhattheyexpect.
Kaneissittingupinbed...wideawake.
Theyenter...
LAMBERT
Kane...Areyouallright.
KANE
Mouth'sdry...canIhavesome
water.
Instantly,Ashbringshimaplasticcupandwater.
Kanegulpsitdowninaswallow.
KANE
More.
Ripleyquicklyfillsamuchbiggercontainer.
HandsittoKane.
Hegreedilyconsumestheentirecontents.
Thensagsback,panting,onthebunk.
DALLAS
Howdoyoufeel.
KANE
Terrible.Whathappenedtome.
ASH
Youdon'tremember.
KANE
Don'trememberanything.Ican
barelyremembermyname.
PARKER
Doyouhurt.
KANE
Allover.Feellikesomebody's
beenbeatingmewithastick
foraboutsixyears.
(smiles)
God,I'mhungry.
RIPLEY
What'sthelastthingyoucan
remember.
KANE
Idon'tknow.
DALLAS
Doyourememberwhathappened
ontheplanet.
KANE
Justsomehorribledream
aboutsmothering.Where
arewe.
RIPLEY
We'reonourwayhome.
BRETT
Gettingreadytogobackinto
thefreezers.
KANE
I'mstarving.Iwantsomefood
first.
PARKER
I'mprettyhungrymyself.
DALLAS
Onemealbeforebed.
INT.MESS
Theentirecrewisseated.
Hungrilyswallowinghugeportionsofartificialfood.
Thecateatsfromadishonthetable.
KANE
FirstthingI'mgoingtodowhen
wegetbackiseatsomedecent
food.
PARKER
I'vehadworsethanthis,but
I'vehadbettertoo,ifyouknow
whatImean.
LAMBERT
Christ,you'repoundingdownthis
stufflikethere'snotomorrow.
Pause.
PARKER
ImeanIlikeit.
KANE
Nokidding.
PARKER
Yeah.Itgrowsonyou.
KANE
Itshould.Youknowwhatthey
makethisstuffoutof...
PARKER
Iknowwhattheymakeitoutof.
Sowhat.It'sfoodnow.You're
eatingit.
SuddenlyKanegrimaces.
RIPLEY
What'swrong.
Kane'svoicestrains.
LAMBERT
What'sthematter.
KANE
Idon'tknow...I'mgettingcramps.
Theothersstareathiminalarm.
Suddenlyhemakesaloudgroaningnoise.
Clutchestheedgeofthetablewithhishands.
Knuckleswhitening.
ASH
Breathedeeply.
Kanescreams.
KANE
OhGod,ithurtssobad.
Ithurts.Ithurts.
(standsup)
Ooooooh.
BRETT
Whatisit.Whathurts.
Kane'sfacescrewsintoamaskofagony.
Hefallsbackintohischair.
KANE
Ohmygooaaaahh.
Aredstain.
Thenasmearofbloodblossomsonhischest.
Thefabricofhisshirtisrippedapart.
Asmallheadthesizeofaman'sfistpushesout.
Thecrewshoutsinpanic.
Leapbackfromthetable.
Thecatspits,boltsaway.
Thetinyheadlungesforward.
ComesspurtingoutofKane'schesttrailingathickbody.
Splattersfluidsandbloodinitswake.
Landsinthemiddleofthedishesandfood.
Wrigglesawaywhilethecrewscatters.
ThentheAlienbeingdisappearsfromsight.
Kaneliesslumpedinhischair.
Verydead.
Ahugeholeinhischest.
Thedishesarescattered.
Foodcoveredwithblood.
LAMBERT
No,no,no,no,no.
BRETT
Whatwasthat.WhattheChrist
wasthat.
PARKER
Itwasgrowinginhimthewhole
timeandhedidn'tevenknowit.
ASH
Itusedhimforanincubator.
RIPLEY
Thatmeanswe'vegotanother
one.
DALLAS
Yeah.Andit'slooseonthe
ship.
SlowlytheygatheraroundKane'sguttedcorpse.
Thentheyalllookatoneanother.
ThenatKane.
Deadonthetable.
INT.CORRIDOR"A"DECK
Empty.
ParkerandBrettdescendcompanioway.
TheyjoinAsh,Lambert,RipleyandDallas.
DALLAS
Anysigns.
LAMBERT
Nothing.
ASH
Nothing.
PARKER
Didn'tseeagoddamnthing.
BRETT
Didn'tseeanything.
RIPLEY
Wecan'tgointohypersleepwith
thatthingrunningloose.We'd
besittingducksinthefreezers.
Wehavetokillitfirst.
LAMBERT
Wecan'tkillit.Ifwedo,it
willspillitsbodyacidsright
throughthehull...
BRETT
Sonofabitch.
RIPLEY
Wehavetocatchitandeject
itfromtheship.
ASH
Oursuppliesarebasedonus
spendingalimitedamountof
timeoutofsuspendedanimation.
Strictlylimited.
RIPLEY
Firstwehavetofindit.
DALLAS
No.Firstwe'vegotsomething
elsetodo.
HelooksatKane'sbodythroughmessdoorway.
INT.AIRLOCK
Kane'sbodywrappedinamakeshiftshroud.
INT.BRIDGE
ThecrewlookingatKane'sbodyonviewscreens.
Silent.
Depressed.
DALLAS
Innerhatchsealed.
Ripleynods.
DALLAS
Anybodywanttosayanything.
Nothingtosay.
HenodstoRipley.
Shepressesabutton.
INT.AIRLOCK
Theouterhatchopens.
Yawningspaceoutside.
Kane'sbodyshootsoutintoeternity.
Thehatchcloses.
INT.MESS
Thecrewisassembled.
RIPLEY
I'vecheckedonthesupplies.
Foraboutaweekwecanstay
outofhypersleep.
BRETT
Thenwhat.
LAMBERT
Werunoutoffoodandoxygen.
DALLAS
Allright,that'swhatwe'vegot.
Aweek.It'splentyoftime.
PARKER
Isayweputonourpressure
suitsandblowalltheairout
oftheship.Thatmightkillit.
LAMBERT
Whataswellidea.
PARKER
What'swrongwithit.
ASH
We'vegotfortyeighthoursof
airinourpressuresuitsand
ittakessixmonthstogethome.
LAMBERT
Otherthanthat...Aswellidea.
Parkerwon'tgiveuponthisidea.
PARKER
Maybewecouldcutsomekind
ofspeciallinestothetanks.
BrettandIareprettygood
practicalengineers...Wegot
usbackupyouknow.
RIPLEY
Allbyyourselves.
ASH
Ihatetopointthisoutbut
itmightbebetteroffwithout
oxygen.Itlivedthatwaylong
enough.
RIPLEY
There'sanotherproblem.How
dowefindit.There'sno
visualcommunicationonBand
Cdecks.Allthescreensare
out.
DALLAS
We'regoingtohavetoflushit
out.
ASH
Soundsgreat...buthow.
DALLAS
Roombyroom,corridorbycorridor.
Oneofthosesuggestionsthatnobodylikes.
LAMBERT
Andwhatdowedowhenwefindit.
RIPLEY
Trapitsomehow.
BRETT
Ifwehadareallystrongpiece
ofnet,wecouldbagit...Icould
putsomethingtogether.Along
metalrodwithabatteryinit.
Onlytakeafewhours.
LAMBERT
Whydowelistentothismeathead.
Dallasturnsitover.
DALLAS
Hemightberight...
EXT.OUTERSPACE
TheNostromocontinuesthroughthevortex.
INT.INFIRMARY
Dallasenters.
Ashworkingatareadoutsection.
DALLAS
Iwanttotalk.
ASH
I'malittlebusyatthe
moment.
Pause.
DALLAS
Idon'tcare.
Pause.
ASH
Allright,goahead.
DALLAS
WhydidyoulettheAliensurvive
insideKane.
ASH
I'mnotsureyou'regetting
throughtome.
DALLAS
Motherwasmonitoringhisbody.
YouweremonitoringMother.You
musthavehadsomeideaofwhat
wasgoingon.
ASH
Whatareyoutryingtosay.
Alongmoment.
DALLAS
YouwanttheAlientostayalive
...Ifigureyouhaveareason.
ASH
Nameone.
DALLAS
Look,webothworkforthesame
company.Ijustwanttoknow
what'sgoingon.
ASH
Idon'tknowwhatthehellyou're
talkingabout.AndIdon'tlike
anyoftheinsinuations.The
Alienisadangerousformof
life...Idon'twantittostay
aliveanymorethanyoudo.
DALLAS
You'resure.
ASH
Yeah,I'msure.Youshouldbe
too.
Dallaswalksout.
Ashwatcheshimgo.
Staresinhisdirectionalongwhile...
INT.NARCISSUS
Dallasseatedintheshuttlecraft.
Staringatthemyriadlightsofouterspace.
Ripleyclimbsbesidehim.
RIPLEY
IthoughtI'dfindyouhere.
Dallascontinuestostare.
DALLAS
Arethenetsfinished.
Pause.
RIPLEY
We'vegotanhour...LookI
needsomerelief.
DALLAS
Whydidyouwaituntilnow.
Ripleyleansforward.
RIPLEY
Letmetellyousomething.You
keepstaringouttherelong
enough,they'llbepeelingyou
offthewall.
Ripleybeginstakingoffherboots.
DALLAS
We'rethenewpioneers,Ripley.
Weevengettohaveourown
specialdisease.
RIPLEY
I'mtiredoftalking.
Sherisesandremovesheruppergarments.
DALLAS
Youwaitedtoolong.
RIPLEY
Giveitatryanyway.
Clothingremoved.
Hisarmsmovearoundher.
INT.BRIDGE
Thecrewhasassembled.
Brettunfoldsseveralyardsofasbestosnetting.
Handsoutfivethinrods.
Eachofthemlikemetalbroomhandles.
BRETT
Iputportablegeneratorsin
eachofthese.They'reinsulated
downhere.Justbegoddamncareful
nottogetyourhandontheend.
Hetouchesthetiptoametalobject.
Abluesparkleaps.
BRETT
Itwon'tdamagethelittlebastard
unlessitsskinisalotthinner
thanours...It'lljustgiveita
littleincentive.
LAMBERT
Nowifwecouldonlyfindit.
Ashpicksupaportableunit.
ASH
I'vetakencareofthat...tracking
device.Yousetittosearchfor
amovingobject...Ithasn'tmuch
rangebutwhenyougetwithina
certaindistanceitstartsbeeping.
RipleytakesthetrackerfromAsh'shand.
RIPLEY
What'sitkeyon.
ASH
Microchangesinairdensity.
Keepitpointedaheadofyou.
DALLAS
We'llbreakintotwoteams.
Whoeverfindsitfirstcatches
itinthenetandejectsit
fromthenearestairlock.
(pause)
Forstarters,let'smakesure
thebridgeissafe.
Parkerturnsonhisunit.
Scansitaroundtheroom.
LAMBERT
Weseemtobeokay...Ifthis
damnthingworks.
DALLAS
Ashandmyselfwillgowith
Lambert.BrettandParkerwill
makeupthesecondteam.Ripley,
youcommandit.
Theystartdolingouttheequipment.
DALLAS
Channelsareopenonalldecks.
We'llbeinconstanttouch.
INT.PASSAGEWAY"A"LEVEL
LambertandDallascarrythenet.
Ashwalksdirectlybehind,carryingthetrackingdevice.
Hecontinuallyscansfromsidetoside.
Lambertstopsbyastairwell.
LAMBERT
Anythingdownthere.
INT.ANOTHERPASSAGEWAY"B"LEVEL
ParkerandRipleymovesilentlyalong.
Ripleyaheadofthemwiththetrackerbythestairwell.
RIPLEY
Nothing.
Themoveon.
Asmalllightflashes.
RIPLEY
Holdit.I'vegotsomething.
ParkerandBrettgrowtense.
Startlookingaround.
BRETT
Where'sitcomingfrom.
Ripleypeerscloselyatthetracker.
RIPLEY
Machine'sscrewedup.Ican't
tell.Needle'sspinningall
overthedial.
BRETT
Goddamn,malfunction.
Ripleyturnsthetrackeronitsside.
Theneedlesstabilize.
RIPLEY
No,justconfused.It's
comingfrombelowus.
Theyalllookdownattheirfeet.
INT.MAINTENANCE"C"LEVEL
Ripley,ParkerandBrettcomedownladderontoanendless
oilycorridor.
Theystopatthefootofthecompanionway...
Theymovedowncorridorintodarkness.
RIPLEY
Okay.
Looksatthetracker.
Nodsdownthepassageway.Stops.
RIPLEY
Backthisway.
Theybegintowalkinthatdirection.
Enteringdrabsectionoftheship.
Surroundedbydeepshadows.
Footstepsclangingonthemetaldeck.
RIPLEY
Ithoughtyoufixed12module.
BRETT
Wedid.
PARKER
Circuitsmusthaveburnedout.
Theyswitchonlights.
Movearoundtwoturns.
RIPLEY
Wait.
Theystopquickly,almoststumbling.
RIPLEY
It'swithinfivemeters.
ParkerandBrettheftthenet.
Ripleyhastheprodinonehand,trackerintheother.
Moveswithgreatcare.
Almostinahalfcrouch,readytoleapback.
Prodextended,Ripleyconstantlyglancesathertracker.
Thedeviceleadsheruptoasmallhatchinthebulkhead.
Perspirationriversdownherface.
Shesetsasidethetracker.
Raisestheprod,graspsthehatchhandle.
Yanksitopen.
Jamstheelectricprodinside.
Anerveshatteringsquall.
Thenasmallcreaturecomesflyingoutofthelocker.
Eyesglaring,clawsflashing.
Instinctively,theythrowthenetoverit.
Veryannoyed.
Theyopenthenetandreleasethecaptive.
Whichhappenstobethecat.
Hissingandspitting...itscampersaway.
RIPLEY
Goddamnit...holdit.
PARKER
Weshouldhavekilledit...Now
wemightpickituponthe
trackeragain.
RIPLEY
Gogetit.We'llgoon.
BRETT
Right.
RipleyandParkermovedownthepassageway.
Brettfollowsthedirectiontakenbythecat.
Movesacrosspassagewayintoequipmentmaintenancearea.
INT.EQUIPMENTMAINTENANCEAREA"C"LEVEL
Brettwalkingbetweenrowsofshadowedequipment.
Lookingforthecat.
Nervous.
BRETT
Jones...Herekitty...Jones...
GoddamnitJones.
Scratchingnoises.
Areassuringcatyowl.
Brettmoveson.
INT.PASSAGEWAY"C"LEVEL
RipleyandParkerwalkalong.
Trackersignalweakens.
Finallystops.
RIPLEY
Nothinghere.
PARKER
Let'sgoback.
INT.UNDERCARRIAGEROOM"C"LEVEL
Brettenters.
StilllookingforJones.
Anotheryowlfollowedbyahiss.
Twoeyesshininginthedark.
Jones.
Relieved,Brettmovestowardthecat.
BRETT
Herekitty...ComeonJones.

BrettreachesforJones.
Joneshisses.
AnarmreachesforBrett.
TheAlien.
Nowsevenfeettall.
Hangingfromtheundercarriagestrutinreverseposition.
GrabsBrettandswingsupintodarkness.
Brettscreams.
Tonoavail...
InthedoorwayRipleyandParker.
Theywitnessthehorror.
INT.MESS
Theremainingcrewassemble.
Longfaces.
LAMBERT
Nowwhat.
PARKER
Blasttherottenbastardwith
alaserandtakeourchances.
RIPLEY
No.Atitspresentsizeit's
holdingenoughacidtoteara
holeinthisshipasbigasthis
room.
ASH
Itwouldn'tdoanygood.It's
selfregenerating.Yousawthat
whenweoperatedonit.
RIPLEY
Theonlyplanthat'sgoingto
workisthesameonewehad
before.Driveitintoanair
lockandblowitoutintospace.
PARKER
Driveit...Thesonofabitch
ishuge.
LAMBERT
Foroncehehasapoint.How
dowedriveit.
RIPLEY
Thesciencedepartmentshould
beabletohelp...
ASH
AccordingtoMother,he'sa
primitiveformofencephlepod...
LAMBERT
Howcomeit'sahe.
ASH
Justaphrase.Asamatterof
facthe'sboth,bisexualor
hermaphroditetobeprecise.
DALLAS
Skipitssexlife.Howdo
wekillit.
ASH
Itseemstohaveadaptedto
anoxygenrichatmosphereand
it'scertainlyadaptedwellfor
itsnutritionalrequirements.
Theonlythingwedon'tknow
aboutistemperature.
RIPLEY
Curiousisn'tit...Thatthe
Alienisanencephlepod...
ASH
What'ssocuriousaboutthat.
RIPLEY
It'scuriousbecauselower
speciescan'tadaptasquickly
ashigherones.Andthisone's
doingverywell.Arealsurvivor.
Mightevenhaveasgoodachance
aswedo.
ASH
You'regettingparanoidagain.
RIPLEY
Allright.Whataboutthe
temperature.Whathappens
ifwechangeit.
ASH
Let'sgiveitatry.Most
animalsretreatfromfire.
Pause.
PARKER
Icanhookupacoupleof
incineratingunitsinabout
fifteenminutes.
Pause.
DALLAS
Anybodygotanybetterideas.
Nobodydoes.
DALLAS
Okay.WhenParker'sready,
we'llworkourwaybackdown
to'C'deck.
EXT.OUTERSPACE
Nostromoatlightplusfour.
INT.PASSAGEWAY"B"LEVEL
ParkerandDallaslead.
Armedwithflamethrowers.
Theydescendfromcompanionway.
Suddenlybothtrackingdevicesbeepfrantically.
Soundofrendingmetalupahead.
Themoveforwardcautiously.
DALLAS
It'sinthatfoodlocker.
EXT.FOODLOCKERNUMBER12
Morerendingnoises.
LAMBERT
Jesus.Itmustbehuge.
PARKER
It'sgottobeusingthe
airshaftstomovearound...
Dallasraisesflamethrower.
DALLAS
Dothesethingsreallywork.
PARKER
Imadethemdidn'tI.
RIPLEY
That'swhatworriesme.
Dallasindicatesdoorhandle.
Parkerreluctantlytakesit.
DALLAS
Now.
Parkerwrenchesopendoor.
Dallasfiresalongblast.Another.
Anotherandanother...Silence.
Theymoveinside...
INT.FOODSTORAGELOCKERNUMBER12"B"LEVEL
Charredwreckage.
Packageshavebeenrippedtoshreds.
Foodstuffsscatteredoverthefloor.
Carefully,theypokethroughthesmoulderinggarbage.
RIPLEY
Wedidn'tgethim.
DALLAS
Thisiswherehewent.
Onthewall,aventilatorgrillhasbeenrippedopen.
Theymovetotheshreddedventilator.
Shinetheirlightsinsidetheshaft.
DALLAS
Thiscouldworkforus.The
ductcomesoutatthestarboard
airlock.There'sanexiton
theway.Butwecanclosethat
off.Thenwedriveitintothe
airlockandblastitintospace.
LAMBERT
Yeah.Allyouhavetodois
crawlintheventwithit,find
yourwaythroughthemazeand
hopeit'safraidoffire.
DALLAS
WellParker,youwantedan
equalshare...
PARKER
Yeah.
DALLAS
Getinthepipe.
PARKER
Whyme.
DALLAS
Ijustwantedtoseeyouget
yourfullshare.
PARKER
Noway.
RIPLEY
I'llgo.
DALLAS
Forgetit.Youtakethe
airlock.ParkerandLambert
covertheexit.
Nodoubtastowho'sgoinginsidethevent.
INT.STARBOARDAIRLOCKVESTIBULE
Ripleystandsinvestibule.
LooksthroughtheBulkheaddoortoairlock.
Shethrowsaswitch.
Watchesairshaftentranceintoairlockopen.
Thetrapisready.
INT.MAINTENANCELEVEL
ParkerandLambertgetset.
INT.FOODSTORAGELOCKERNUMBER12"B"LEVEL
AshhandsDallasthemakeshiftflamethrower.
Hefiresacoupleofshortbursts.
DALLAS
It'sstillworking.
ASH
Whydoyouhavetogo.Why
didn'tyousentRipley.
DALLAS
It'smyresponsibility.Ilet
Kanegointothecraft.Now
it'smyturn.
ASH
You'rethecaptain.It'llbe
harderontherestofus,if
weloseyou.
DALLAS
NothingIdothatRipleycan't.
ASH
Idon'tagree.
DALLAS
Thedecisionisfinal.
Heremovesthemastercomputerkey.
HandsittoAsh.
DALLAS
IfIdon'ttakeitback,
Ripleywillneedthis.
Ashnods.
Dallasturnsandclimbsintotheventilatoropening.
Justlargeenoughtocrawlthrough.
INT.AIRSHAFT
Completelydark.
Dallasturnsonhishelmetlight.
Flipsswitchonthroatmike.
DALLAS
Doyoureceiveme.Ripley.
Parker.Lambert.
INT.EQUIPMENTMAINTENANCEAREA
Thehumofvastcoolingplants.
Largeairshaftsrunoffindifferentdirections.
ParkerandLambertstandreadybyaduct.
Lamberthitsthewallampbutton.
LAMBERT
We'reinposition.I'lltry
andpickyouuponthetracker.
Parkerheftshisflamethrower.
DALLAS
(voiceover)
Parker,ifittriestocome
outbyyou,makesureyoudrive
itbackin.I'llpushitforward.
PARKER
Right.
INT.AIRLOCKVESTIBULE
Nearthestarboardairlock.
Ripleypopsopenthehatch.
Theairlocknowopenandready.
Shemovestotheairductopening.
RIPLEY
Airlockopen.
DALLAS
(voiceover)
Ready.
RIPLEY
Ready.
INT.AIRSHAFT
Dallasbeginstocrawlforward.
Thetunnelisnarrow...
Onlyafootortwowiderthanhisshoulders.
DALLAS
I'munderway.
Turnsacorner.
Severalmoretightturns.
InstinctivelyDallaspullsback.
Raisestheflamethrower.
Firesablastaroundthecornerintothedarkness.
Itroarsloudlyintheconfinedtube.
Smokedriftsbackintohisface.
Alargerectangularductinonewall.
PARKER
That'swhereit'sgottocome
out,ifitleavesthemainshaft.
Hethrowsaswitch.
Ametalpanerisesandsealsofftheopening.
LAMBERT
Let'skeepitopen.I'dlike
toknowifanything'scoming.
Reluctantly,Parkeragainthrowstheswitchandraisesthe
metalpane.
Ripleywaiting.
INT.AIRSHAFT
Dallasstillcrawlingonhandsandknees.
Aheadtheshafttakesanabruptdownwardturn.
Hemovestowardthecorner.
Firesanotherblastfromtheflamethrower.
Thenstartscrawlingdown,headfirst.
Lambertseessomethingonthetracker.
LAMBERT
Beginningtogetareadingon
you.
INT.AIRSHAFT
Theshaftmakesyetanotherturn.
PutsDallasintoanalmostimmobilizedposition.
INT.FOODSTORAGELOCKERNUMBER12
Ashstaringattheventilatoropening.
INT.AIRSHAFT
Dallasagainstawalloftheshaft.
Clutchinghisflamethrower.
Whispersintohisthroatmike.
DALLAS
Ripley.
RIPLEY
Readyouclear.
INT.AIRSHAFT
DALLAS
Idon'tthinkthisshaftgoes
muchfarther...It'sgettinghot
inhere.
Hereadiestheflamethrower.
Parkerreadieshisweapon.
INT.AIRSHAFTDOUBLETIEREDPASSAGEWAY
Theairshafttributaryopensintoalargertwotierair
tunnel.
Dallascrawlsoutandstands.
Movestoacatwalkfloor.Looksabout.
Movesforward.Reachesarepairjunction.
Sits.
Hisfeetdanglebeneaththecatwalkfloortothenextlevel.
DALLAS
Lambert,whatkindofreading
areyougetting.
Lamberthuddledoverhertracker.
Puzzled.
LAMBERT
I'mnotsure.Thereseems
tobesomekindofdouble
image.
INT.AIRSHAFTDOUBLETIEREDPASSAGEWAY
Dallassitting.
Hisfeetstilldanglinginthedarkbeneaththecatwalk.
DALLAS
Itmaybeinterference.I'll
pushonahead.
Dallasbeginstorise.
Frombelow,agentlemovementtowardthehangingfeet.
Ahandreachesup.
MisseshislegasDallasmovesahead.
Furtheron.
DALLAS
Lambert,amIcominginany
clearer.
LAMBERT
(voiceover)
It'sclearallright,butI'm
stillgettingtwoblips.
(pause)
I'mnotsurewhichoneis
which.
Dallasstops.
Turnsaround.
Looksbackdownthroughthecatwalk.
Lowersthenoseoftheflamethrower,hisfingeronthe
trigger.
Frombehindhim,thehandreachesup.
TheAlienisthefrontsignal.
Ripleybendsforward.
Hearsthesoundsofthestruggle...
AndDallas'screams.
Shecriesout.
RIPLEY
Dallas...Dallas...
LambertandParker.
Hearingitall.
RIPLEY
(voiceover)
OhmyGod.
Thensilence.
INT.MESS
Dallas'flamethroweronthetablesurface.
PARKER
(voiceover)
Wejustfounditlayingthere.
Nosignofhim.Onlyahole
tornthroughtothecentral
coolingcomplex.
Theremainingcrewstandingatthetable.
RIPLEY
Thisputsmeincommand.
PARKER
Okay.
Forthefirsttimehe'sdroppedhisbullshit.
RIPLEY
Unlesssomeone'sgotabetter
ideaaboutdealingwiththe
Alien,we'llcontinuewiththe
lastplan.
Silence.
RIPLEY
Howareourweapons.
PARKER
They'reworkingfine...Wecould
usemorefuelforthatone.
IndicatingDallas'flamethrower.
RIPLEY
Getit.
PARKER
Right.
Heleaves.
RipleyturnstoAsh.
RIPLEY
Anyideas.FromyouorMother.
ASH
Nothingnew.Justtheone
you'reoperatingunder.
RIPLEY
Youmeantotellmewith
everythingwe'vegot,we're
stillpowerlessagainstthe
Beast.
ASH
That'sthewayitlooks.
RIPLEY
Ican'tbelievethat.
ASH
I'msorrycaptain.whatwould
youlikemetodo.
RIPLEY
GobacktoMotherandkeep
askingquestionsuntilyou
getsomebetteranswers.
ASH
Allright...I'lltry.
Hestartstogo.
RIPLEY
Dallasdidn'tleavethemaster
computerkeywithyou.
ASH
Youdidn'tgetit.
RIPLEY
No.
ASH
Well,weprobablywon'tneed
itanyway.
Heleaves.
RIPLEY
IknowAshhasgotthekey.
LAMBERT
Whyshouldhelie.
RIPLEY
HeknowsIwanttocheckupon
him...Withoutthatkeywe'vegot
noaccesstocommandpriority
information.
LAMBERT
Swell.
Lambertshrugs.
Theystarttoleave.
INT.MAINTENANCEAREA"C"DECK
Parkerselectstwofullmethanecylinders.
Heteststhem.
Movesout.
INT.CORRIDORTOBRIDGE
RIPLEY
DidyoueversleepwithAsh?
LAMBERT
No.Whataboutyou.
RIPLEY
No.
LAMBERT
Inevergottheimpressionhe
wasparticularlyinterested...
Parkerreturningwithmethanecylinder.
Turnsacorner.
Comestoanabrupthalt.
Amovementinfrontofhimbeyondtheairlock.
Hehesitates.
Thenanothershadowymovement...
INT.BRIDGE
RipleyandLambert.
Parker'svoiceonvoiceamp.
Muffled.
Ripleyhitsatoggle.
RIPLEY
Ripley.
Parkercoversthewallcommunicationwithhishand.
PARKER
Keepitdown...
Upthecorridor,themovementstops.
INT.BRIDGE
RIPLEY
Can'thearyou...Repeat...
Parkerwhispering.
PARKER
TheAlien...It'soutsidethe
mainairlockdoor.Openthe
doorslowly...WhenIshout...
closeitfast.
INT.BLISTER
Ashlistens.
Parkerstillwhispering.
PARKER
Openit...slowly.
INT.BRIDGE
Ripleyhesitates.
Startstoreply.
Throwsswitch.
INT.AIRLOCK"B"DECK
Lowservowhine.
Dooropens.
Slowly.
Greenlightthrobbinginsideairlock.
Creaturelookscuriouslyatit.
Movesontothethreshold.
Parkerwatches...
INT.AIRLOCK
Creaturemovefurtherintoairlock.
Fascinatedbygreenlight.
Urgentwhisperintovoiceamp.
PARKER
Now...Now...
INT.BRIDGE
AsRipleymovestothrowswitch...
INT.AIRLOCK
Suddenly,fromoutofnowhereaklaxonwails.
TheCreatureleapsbackacrossthethresholdoftheairlock.
Bewildered.
Screamsastheinnerhatchclosesonanappendage.
Acidboilingout.
Theappendagecrushed.
Theacidbubbles.
Metalboilsindoor.
Parkerwatches.
Frozen.
TheAlienwrenchesitselffree.
Comesflyingoutward.
SmashesParkerdown.
Flees.
Onthewallagreenlightgoeson.
"InnerHatchClosed"
INT.AIRLOCK
Metalstillboiling.
Theouterhatchbeginstoopen.
INT.BRIDGE
RIPLEY
Parker...
Pushesaswitch.
Pushesitagain.
LAMBERT
What'shappening,Parker.
Infrontofheragreenlightblinks.
"InnerHatchClosed."
RIPLEY
Innerhatchsealed.Theouter
hatchisopen.
LAMBERT
WhataboutParker.
RIPLEY
Idon'tknow.Takeover.
Ripleyboltsoutofthebridge.
EXT.NOSTROMO
Airlockopen.
INT.PASSAGENEARAIRLOCK"B"LEVEL
Parkerunconscious.
INT.AIRLOCK
Theinnerhatchstillclosed.
Metalboils.
Theholegrowingdeeper.
INT.PASSAGEWAY"A"LEVEL
Ripleyrunstowardtheairlockcorridor.
INT.AIRLOCK
Metalboilingindoor.
INT.PASSAGEWAYS"B"DECK
Ripleyslamstoamomentaryhaltagainstabulkhead.
Regainsherbalance.
Startsrunning.
Parkernowhalfconscious.
Ripleyarrivesastheholeindoorblowsopen.
Escapingairshrieks.
Flashingsigncomeson.
Criticaldepressurization.
Emergencyklaxon.
Simultaneouslyvestibuledoorscloseeitherend.
SealinginRipleyandParker.
DoornearesttoParkerhalfclosedononeofthemethane
cylinders.
Leavinglargegap.
Windstormbeginsasholeinairlockgrows.
Ripleyreachesforothercylinder.
Beginssmashingthejammedcylinderoutofdoor.
Bloodfrothsattheirnosesandears.
Cylinderfinallyisdrivenout.
Thedoorslamsclosed.
INT.BRIDGE
Lambertwatches.
Emergencylightreadings.
"HullBreached"
"EmergencyBulkheadsClosed"
LAMBERT
Ash,gettheoxygen.Meetmeat
theairlock.
Rushesout.
Downcorridor.
INT.PASSAGEWAYNEARAIRLOCK"B"LEVEL
Ripleystaggerstowardanemergencypanel.
Atfarendofcorridor.
Pingingsound.
Mistyatmosphere.
Triestoactivatethedoor.
Cannot.
Lambertappearsothersideofbulkhead.
Activatesdoorfromoutside.
Rushofoxygen.
EXT.NOSTROMO
Plumeofvaporfreezesinthevacuum.
Repressurizationsounds.
Parkerregainsconsciousness.
Strugglestobreathe.
Ripleyunabletomove.
Breathcominginshallowpants.
Lambertwithanoxygentank.
Ashfollows.
OxygenadministeredtoRipleyandParker.
Finally.
ASH
Youallright.
PARKER
Wedidn'tgetit.Thewarning
wentoffanditjumpedbackin
theship.
ASH
Whohitthewarning.
RIPLEY
Youtellme.
ASH
Whatdoesthatmean.
RIPLEY
Iguessthealarmwentoffby
itself.
ASH
Ifyou'vegotsomethingtosay
sayit.I'msickofthesecoy
accusations.
RIPLEY
Nobody'saccusingyou.
ASH
Thehellyou'renot.
Sullensilence.
RIPLEY
Gopatchhimup.
AshandParkerleave.
RipleyturnstoLambert.
RIPLEY
Howmuchoxygenhavewelost.
Iwantanexactreading.
LAMBERT
Youwereaccusinghim.
RIPLEY
IfIcouldfindthecommand
computerkey,Icouldproveit.
LAMBERT
You'restillaccusinghimof
stealingthekey.
RIPLEY
YouthinkI'mwrong.
LAMBERT
Idon'tknow.Wrongorcrazy.
RIPLEY
Thanks.
INT.BLISTERSTAIRCASE
Ripleycautiouslydescendsthestairstotheblister.
Carryingaflamethrower.
INT.ASH'SBLISTER
Looksaroundtheblister.
Satisfiedit'sdeserted.
Sheputsdowntheflamethrower.
Methodicallybeginstosearchforthekey.
Fainttappingsound.
Thenstops.
Shelooksaround.
Seesnothing.
Resumessearchingnearblisterwindow...
Ripleyfindskey...
Tappingsound.
Shewhipsaroundtosee:
Kane'sdisfiguredfaceslappingagainsttheplexiglass.
Shestiflesascream.
Dropsthekeyontothecurvedsurfaceoftheblister.
Fishesforit...
Kane'sbloatedfaceswingsin...
Beneathher.
Shegrabsthekeyandboltsupcompanionway.
INT.COMPUTERANNEX
Ripleyplugsthekeyintotheboard.
Databankscometolife.
Shesitsataconsole.
Thinksforamoment.
Thenpunchesupacode.
Nothinghappens.
Punchesanothercombination.
Nothinghappens.
Frustration.
Anothercombination.
Onescreencomestolife.
Anothercombination.
Shemovestothesecondkeyboard.
ScreenOnespellsoutthequestion:
Question:WHOTURNEDONAIRLOCK2WARNINGSYSTEM.
Response:ASH
Anothercode.
Question:ISASHPROTECTINGTHEALIEN.
Response:YES
Newcode.
Question:WHY
Response:SPECIALORDER937SCIENCEEYE'SONLY
Shestartsanewcode.
AhandslamsdownnexttoRipley'sarm.
Itsinkselbowdeepintothecomputer.
Shewhipsaroundinherchair.
FacesAsh.
Ripleylashesoutwithherfoot.
Kickshiminthemiddle.
Noeffect.
Ripleytwistsaway.
Ashthrowsapunchather.
Misses.
Shepushesachairathim.
Overturnsthedesk...
Andrunsthroughbridgeintomess.
Hemovesafterher.
Getsher.
ParkerandLambertburstintotheMess.
LambertfallsonAsh'sback.
AshturnstoLambert.
Tossesheracrosstheroom.
ReturnstoRipley.
Againchokingher.
Parkerliftsthetracker.
StepsbehindAsh.
Swingsthetracker...Wallop.
Tearshisheadoff...
WiresascendingfromAsh'strunk.
Wherehisheadusedtobe.
Ash'shandsreleaseRipley.
Searchabovehisneckforhismissinghead.
Hewalksbackward.
AlleyesonAsh'sheadlessbody.
Hewalkstheroom.
Stillfeelingforhismissinghead.
PARKER
Arobot,aGoddamnDroid.
Ashturnsonhim.
Startstoadvance.
Parkerhitshimagainwiththetracker...
Again.
Again.
Noavail.
AshbeginschokingParker.
Ripleypicksuponeoftheprodsticks.
ClosesonAsh'sback.
Tearsawaythefabric.
LambertpullsatAsh'slegs.
Ripleytearsatthecontrolsburiedinthecavityonce
coveredbyhishead.
Parker'seyesbulgeinpain.
Ash,headless,choking,choking,choking...
Ripleyfindsthewires,stabstheprodhome...
Ash'sgriplessens.
Anotherstab...electricalflash...
Thegriplessens...
Anotherstab...flashofcircuits.
Theheadlessbodycollapses.
Parkertryingtoregainhisbreath.
PARKER
Damnyou.
Kickstheheadlessbody.
LambertlooksatRipley.
LAMBERT
Tellme...Whatthehell'sgoingon.
Pause.
RIPLEY
Let'sfindout.Wirehimbackup.
PARKER
Whatkindofcrapisthat.
RIPLEY
Doit.
Theysettowork.
BegintoreassemblethewiringinAsh'shead.
RIPLEY
Ashletitonboard.Ashletit
growinsideKane.Ashblewthe
warningsignal.
LAMBERT
Why.
RIPLEY
SpecialOrder937.
PARKER
What'sthat.
RIPLEY
That'swhatIwanttoknow.
Ash'sheadisplacedonthetable.
Hiseyesflickerintoconsciousness.
RIPLEY
WhatisSpecialOrder937.
ASH
YouknowIcan'ttellyouthat.
RIPLEY
Thenthere'snotpointintalking
toyou.Pulltheplug.
ASH
SpecialOrder937inessence
askedmetodirecttheshipto
theplanet,investigatealife
form,possiblyhostileandbring
itbackforobservation.With
discretion,ofcourse.
RIPLEY
Why.Whynottellus.
ASH
Wouldyouhavegone.
PARKER
Itwasn'tinthecontract.
ASH
Myverypoint.
RIPLEY
Theywantedtoinvestigatethe
Alien.Nomatterwhathappened
tous.
ASH
That'sunfair.Actually,you
weren'tmentionedintheorder.
LAMBERT
Thosebastards.
ASH
Seeitfromtheirpointofview.
Theydidn'tknowwhattheAlienis.
RIPLEY
Howdowekillit.
ASH
Idon'tthinkyoucan.Not
inthisship,givenitslife
supportsystems.ButImight
beableto.
RIPLEY
How.
ASH
Idon'tknowquiteyet.I'mnot
exactlyatmybestatthemoment.
Ifyouwouldreconnect...
RIPLEY
Noway.
ASH
Don'tbesohasty.You'llnever
killitwithoutmyhelp.
RIPLEY
We'vehadenoughofyourhelp.
ASH
You'vebarelygotanyoxygenleft.
Ifyoudon'tgointohypersleep,
you'lldiewithorwithoutthe
Alien.
RIPLEY
Nicetry,Ash.
ASH
IwilldowhateverIcantohelp
you.Iswearit.
PARKER
Pulltheplug.
LAMBERT
Iagree.
ASH
Youidiots.Youstilldon't
realizewhatyou'redealingwith.
TheAlienisaperfectorganism.
Superblystructured,cunning,
quintessentiallyviolent.With
yourlimitedcapabilitiesyouhave
nochanceagainstit.
LAMBERT
Youadmireit.
ASH
Howcanonenotadmireperfection.
IwillkillitbecauseIam
programmedtoprotecthumanlife
asyouknow.
RIPLEY
Evenifyouhavecontemptforit.
ASH
Eventhen.
Bitterandangry.
RIPLEY
SorryAsh.Idon'tbuyit.
ASH
Youegocentricmorons.You'll
berippedtoshreds,destroyed
and...
Ripleymakeamovement.
Ashsoftens...
ASH
Icanonlywishyouwell...
Ripleypullstheplug.
PARKER
Hewasprobablyright.Wedo
needhim.
RIPLEY
Hewasconningus.
LAMBERT
Hewasprogrammedtoprotect
humanlife.
RIPLEY
Hewasn'tprotectingourhuman
livesandthat'sallIcareabout.
Anywayit'sdone.
Ripleyexitstothebridge.
INT.BRIDGE
RipleyintheComputerAnnex.
LambertandParkerenter.
RIPLEY
He'srightaboutonething.
We'vegotlessthantwelve
hoursoxygenleft.
PARKER
It'sallover.
Gloom.
LAMBERT
Idon'tknowabouttherestof
you,butIthinkIprefera
painlesspeacefuldeathtoany
ofthealternativesonoffer.
RIPLEY
We'renotthereyet.
Lambertholdsupasmallcardofspansules.
Suicidepills.
LAMBERT
We'renot.Huh.
RIPLEY
Ithinkweshouldblowupthe
ship.
LAMBERT
I'llstickwithchemicalsif
youdon'tmind.
RIPLEY
Weleaveintheshuttleand
thenblowuptheship.
INT.AIRLOCKNARCISSUS
Ripley,LambertandParkerloadingoxygentanksontothe
Narcissus.
RIPLEY
That'salltheoxygen.
PARKER
That'sit.
RIPLEY
Now.Let'sgetthefood,shut
offtheenginesandgetout...
Jones.Where'sJones.
PARKER
Whoknows.
LAMBERT
LastIsawhimwasinthemess.
RIPLEY
Golook.Wedon'twanttoleavehim.
LAMBERT
Idon'twanttogobymyself.
PARKER
Alwayshatedthatdamncat.
RIPLEY
I'llgo.Youloadupthefood.
Theymoveout.
INT.BRIDGE
JoneslyingonDallas'console.
Ripleycomesin.
Smiles.
RIPLEY
Jones.You'reinluck.
Asshereachesforhim,Jonesjumpsofftheconsole.
Movesaway.
RIPLEY
Comeon,Jones.
Shemovesafterthecat.
WehearParkerandLambertoverthecommunicator
fromthecoolantlocker.
LAMBERT
(voiceover)
Howmuchdoyouthinkwe'll
need.
Ripleystillinpursuitofthecat.
CUTTO:
INT.FOODLOCKERNUMBER6"B"LEVEL
ParkerandLambertloadingfood.
PARKER
Allyoucancarry.
Ripley'svoiceovercommunicatorfrombridge.
RIPLEY
(voiceover)
Goddamnit,Jones.Comehere.
INT.BRIDGE
Ripleyfuriousbutstillspeakinggently.
RIPLEY
Herekitty...comeherekitty...
Jonesmovesaway.
INT.FOODLOCKERNUMBER6"B"DECK
Armsfull,Parkermovesoutofthelocker.
Lambertisstillmakingherselection.
Afaintlightonthetracker.
Unnoticed.
INT.BRIDGE
RipleyfinallycornersJones.
Findshisbox.
Triestoputhiminit.
Jonesresists.
Ultimatelyfutile.
INT.FOODLOCKERCORRIDOROUTSIDE
Parkerattemptstopickuptheflamethrower.
Can'tmanageitandthefood.
Dropssomeofthepackages.
PARKER
Goddamn.
InthelockerLambertgathersfood.
LAMBERT
What'sthematter.
PARKER
Nothing.justhurryup.
Thetrackerflashesfaster.
Nowit'snoticed.
Parkerpicksuptheflamethrower.
PARKER
Let'sgetoutofhere.
LAMBERT
Rightnow.
TheAlienappearsoutoftheairshaftventilator.
Lambertturns.
Screams.
Unfolding,theAliengrabsforher.
INT.BRIDGE
RipleyfreezesasshehearsLambert'sscreams.
INT.CORRIDOROUTSIDE
Parkerlooksbackintothelocker.
UnabletousetheflamethrowerwithouthittingLambert.
Hehesitatesforamoment,thenstridesintothelocker.
Wieldingtheflamethrowerlikeaclub.
PARKER
Goddamnyou.
INT.FOORLOCKERNUMBER6
TheAliendropsLambert.
Parkerlandsablowwiththeflamethrower.
Noeffect.
TheAlienstrikeshimonce.
Killinghiminstantly.
HenowmovestoLambert.
INT.BRIDGE
Ripleylisteningonthecommunicator.
Lambert'sdyingshrieks.
Thenthevoiceampgoesdead.
Silence.
RIPLEY
Parker.Lambert.
Shewaitsforaresponse.
Butherexpressionshowsthatsheexpectsnone.
Alongmoment.
Expectationfulfilled.
Nightmarewithoutend.
INT."B"LEVELCOMPANIONWAY
Ripleydescends,cautiously,holdingflamethrower.
Jonesleftabove,squalling.
INT.CORRIDOR"B"DECK
Ripleymovingwarily,carryingflamethrower.
Nearsentrancetofoodlocker,looksin.
Seescarnage.
INT.OILYCORRIDOR"C"DECK
Ripleyrunningtowardengineroom.
Outofbreath.
Exhaustedshestops,gulpsforair.
Suddenly,aheadofher,thesoundofhumanweeping.
Shemovesquietlyaheaduntilthesourceofthesoundis
directlyunderherfeet.
Sheisstandingonaroundmetalplate.
Ripleystartstoremovethedisc.
INT.UNDERCARRIAGEMAINTENANCEROOMNUMBER4
Theroundopeningilluminatesadakrladderway.
Stillcarryingflamethrower,Ripleystartsdownwards.
Pitchblack.
Ripleyarrivesatdecklevel.
Shinesherlight.
ItsarcrevealstheAlien'slayer.
Bones,shredsofflesh.
Piecesofclothing,shoes.
Bizarreextrusionsonthewall.
Somethingmovesinthedarkness.
Ripleyspins,turnsherlighttowardthemovement.
Hangingfromtheceilingisahugecocoon.
Wovenfromfine,white,silklikematerial.
Flamethrowerready,Ripleyapproaches.
Seesthatthecocoonissemitransparent.
ThebodyofDallasinside.
Unexpectedly,hiseyesopen.
FOCUSONRipley.
Hisvoiceisawhisper.
DALLAS
Killme.
RIPLEY
Whatdiditdo.
Dallasmoveshisheadslightly.
Ripleyturnsherlight.
Anothercocoondanglesfromtheceiling.
Butofadifferenttexture.
Smalleranddarker,withahardershell.
Almostexactlyliketheovoidsinthederelictship.
DALLAS
ThatwasBrett...
RIPLEY
I'llgetyououtofthere...
We'llgetuptheautodoc.
Alongmoment.
It'shopeless.
RIPLEY
WhatcanIdo.
DALLAS
Killme.
Ripleystaresathim.
Raisestheflamethrower.
Spraysamoltenblast.
Anotherblast.
Theentirecompartmentburstsintoflames.
Ripleyturnsandscramblesbackuptheladderway.
Ripleyemergesfrombelow.
Gaspsforbreath.
Regainscontrolofherself.
EXT.OUTERSPACE
Atlightspeed.
TheNostromoandrefineryappeartohangmotionless.
Starclustersrollingpastintheinfinitedistance.
Ripleyentersthepowercenter.
Staresatthemassivelightplusengines.
Approachesthemaincontrolboard.
Beginsclosingtheswitches,onebyone.
Alongmoment.
Sirensbegintohonk.
Motherspeaks.
MOTHER'SVOICE
(o.s.)
Attention.Thecoolingunitsfor
thelightplusenginesarenot
functioning.Engineswillover
loadinfourminutes,fiftyseconds...
Ripleyrunningtowardthe"B"deckcompanionway.
INT."B"LEVELCORRIDOR
RipleystartstowardNarcissus.
RemembersJones.
INT."A"TO"B"LEVELSCOMPANIONWAY
Joneshowling.
Inhisbox.
Ripleyreachesupandgrabshim.
INT."B"LEVELCORRIDORLEADINGTOAIRLOCK
RipleycarryingJones,holdingflamethrower.
Joneshisses.
Furrises.
Ripleystops,andstaresdowncorridortowardNarcissus.
TheAliencanbeheardthrashingabouttheshuttlecraft.
Ripleyturnsandboltstowardtheengineroom,leaving
Joneson"B"levelcompanionway.
INT.COMPANIONWAYTOOILYCORRIDOR"E"LEVEL
Ripleyboundsdownthecompanionway.
Herfootstepsclangingmetallicallythroughouttheship.
Afinalsprinttowardstheengineroom.
MOTHER'SVOICE
(o.s.)
Attention.Engineswilloverload
inthreeminutes,twentyseconds.
Thedoorcrashesopen,Ripleycomespoundingin.
Thechamberfilledwithsmoke.
Engineswhiningdangerously.
Ripleybreaksoutinperspirationfromtheintenseheat.
Sherunstothecontrols.
Beginsthrowingthecoolingunitswitchesbackintoplace.
Thesirenscontinuesounding.
MOTHER'SVOICE
(o.s.)
inthreeminutes.
Ripleypushesabuttonandspeaksintoit.
RIPLEY
Mother,I'veturnedallthe
coolingunitsbackon.
MOTHER'SVOICE
(o.s.)
Toolateforremedialaction.
Thecorehasbeguntomelt.
Engineswilloverloadintwo
minutes,thirtyfiveseconds.
Amoment.
TheRipleyturnsandrunsfromtheengineroom.
INT.OILYCORRIDORCOMPANIONWAY
Ripleyrunsbackdownthecorridor.
Upthecompanionway,exhausted,stumbling...
MOTHER'SVOICE
(o.s.)
intwominutes.
INT."B"LEVELCOMPANIONWAY
Shereachescompanionway.
PicksupJones.
INT."B"LEVELCORRIDORLEADINGTONARCISSUS
Ripleystaggerstowardstheairlock.
TheNarcissusberthedbeyond.
ShedragsJonesandraisestheflamethrower.
TurnstoseeiftheCreatureisbehindher.
Thenadvancesdownthepassageway.
Goadedonbythecomputer.
MOTHER'SVOICE
(o.s.)
Attention.Engineswillexplode
inninetyseconds.
Shemakesittothevestibule.
Looksintotheshuttle.
INT.NARCISSUS
Ripleyscansthenarrowdeck...empty.
INT.VESTIBULE
Sheturnsanddashesback.
Grabsthecatbox.
Runsbacktowardtheshuttle.
MOTHER'SVOICE
(o.s.)
Attention.Theengineswill
explodeinsixtyseconds.
INT.NARCISSUS
Ripleyentersontherun.
Hurlsthecatboxtowardthefront.
Shedivesintothecontrolchair.
Hitsthe"launch"button.
EXT.NOSTROMOOUTERSPACE
Theretainerclipsdropaway.
Ablastoframjets.
Theshuttleislaunchedfromthemothership.
INT.NARCISSUS
Ripleyfranticallystrapsherselfin.
Gforcesfromtheshuttlesaccelerationpullingagainsther.
EXT.SPACE
TheNarcissuscontinuestopowerawayfromthemothership.
ThelargerbulkoftheNostromoquietlyreceding.
Allisstrangelyserene.
INT.NARCISSUS
Ripleyfinishesstrappingherselfin.
Reachesandgrabsthecatbox.
Thecatyowlingwithin.
Ripleyhugstheboxtoherchest.
Hunchesherheaddownoverthecontainer.
EXT.SPACE
TheNostromodriftsfartherawayfromtheshuttlecraft.
Finallybecomesasmallpointoflight.
Thenitblowsup.
Transformsintoexpandingorangefireball.
Piecesofmetalflyinginalldirections.
Andthentherefineryexplodes.
200,000,000tonsoffuelblastingsilentlyintothecosmos.
INT.NARCISSUS
Theshockwavehitstheshuttlecraft.
Joltingandrattlingeverythingwithin.
Thenallisquiet.
Ripleyunhooksherselffromherstraps.
Rises,andgoestothebackoftheescapecraft.
Staresoutthroughtheporthole.
Facebathedinorangelight.
EXT.SPACE
Pieceofdebrisfloatpast.
Theboilingfireballfadesintonothingness.
TheNostromohasceasedtoexist.
INT.NARCISSUS
Ripleywatchingthefinaldestinyofhershipandcrewmates.
Averylongmoment.
Then,behindher,thelethalhandemergesfromdeepshadow.
TheAlienhasbeenintheshuttlecraftallalong.
Thecatyowls.
Ripleywhirls.
FindingherselffacingtheCreature.
Ripley'sfirstthoughtisfortheflamethrower.
ItliesonthedecknexttotheAlien.
Nextsheglancesaroundforaplacetohide.
Hereyefallsonasmalllockercontainingapressuresuit.
Thedoorstandingopen.
Shebeginstoedgetowardthecompartment.
TheCreaturestands.
Comesforher.
Ripleydivesfortheopendoor.
Hurlsherselfinside.
Slamsitshut.
INT.LOCKER
Aclearglasspanelinthedoor.
TheAlienputsitsheaduptothewindow.
PeersinatRipley.
Theirfacesonlytwoinchesapart.
TheAlienlookingatRipleyalmostincuriosity.
Themoaningofthecatdistractsit.
INT.NARCISSUS
TheAlienmovestothepressurizedcatbox.
Bendsdownandpeersinside.
Thecatyowlslouderashiscontainerislifted.
INT.LOCKER
Ripleyknocksontheglass.
TryingtodistracttheCreaturefromthecat.
TheAlien'sfaceisinstantlybackatthewindow.
Gettingnomoreinterferencefromher,theCreature
returnstothecatbox.
Ripleylooksaround.
Seesthepressuresuit.
Quicklybeginstopulliton.
INT.NARCISSUS
TheAlienpicksupthecatbox.
Shakesit.
Thecatmoans.
INT.LOCKER
Ripleyishalfwayintoapressuresuit.
INT.NARCISSUS
TheCreaturethrowsthecatboxdown.
Veryhard.
Picksitupagain.
Hammersitagainstthewall.
Thenjamsitintoacrevice.
Beginstopoundthecontainerintotheopening.
Thecatnowbeyondallhysteria.
INT.LOCKER
Ripleypullsonthehelmet,latchesitintoplace.
Turnstheoxygenvalve.
Withahiss,thesuitfillsitself.
Arackonthewallcontainsalongmetalrod.
Ripleypeelsofftherubbertip.
Revealingasharpmetalpoint.
INT.SPACESUITLOCKER
Ripleyinhales.
Kicksthedooropen.
INT.NARCISSUS
TheCreaturerises.
Facesthelocker.
Catchesthesteelshaftthroughitsmidriff.
TheAlienclutchesatthespear.
Yellowacidbeginstoflowfromthewound.
Beforethefluidcantouchthefloor...
Ripleyreachesbackandpullstheswitch.
Blowstherearhatch.
Theatmosphereintheshuttleimmediatelysuckedintospace.
Thebleedingcreaturealongwithit.
Ripleygrabsastruttokeepfrombeingpulledout.
TheAlienshootspasther.
Grab'sRipley'sanklewithanappendage.
EXT.NARCISSUS
Ripleynowhanginghalfwayoutoftheshuttlecraft.
TheAlienclingingtoherleg.
Shekicksatitwithherfreefoot.
TheCreatureholdsfast.
INT.NARCISSUS
Ripleylooksforanysalvation.
Grabsthehatchlevel.
Yanksit.
Thehatchslamsshut,closingRipleysafelyinside.
EXT.NARCISSUS
TheAlienstilloutsidetheshuttlecraft.
Withinthevacuumofspace.
Thetopofitsappendagemashedintotheclosedhatch.
INT.NARCISSUS
Acidstartstofoamalongthebaseofthehatch.
Eatsawayatthemetal.
Ripleystumblesforwardtothecontrols.
Pushestheramjetlever.
EXT.NARCISSUSOUTERSPACE
TheCreaturestruggling.
Jetexhaustlocatedattherearofthecraft.
Theenginesbelchflameforafewseconds.
Thenshutoff.
Incinerating,theAlientumblesslowlyawayintospace.
INT.NARCISSUS
Ripleyhurriestotherearhatch.
Peersthroughtheglass.
EXT.OUTERSPACE
TheburnedmassoftheAliendriftsslowlyaway.
Writhing,smoking.
Tumblingintothedistance.
Piecesdroppingoff.
Theshapebloats,thenbursts.
Sprayofparticlesinalldirections.
Thensmolderingfragmentsdwindleintoinfinity.
INT.NARCISSUSLATER
Nowrepressurized.
Ripleyisseatedinthecontrolchair.
Calmandcomposed,almostcheerful.
Catpurringinherlap.
Shedictatesintoarecorder.
RIPLEY
Ishouldreachthefrontierin
anotherfiveweeks.Witha
littleluckthenetworkwill
pickmeup...ThisisRipley,
W564502460H,executiveofficer,
lastsurvivorofthecommercial
starshipNostromosigningoff.
(pause)
Comeoncat.
Sheswitchesofftherecorder.
Staresintospace.
EXT.OUTERSPACE
TheshuttlecraftNarcissussailsintothedistance.
FADEOUT
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